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Table 1 3-month parameter including donor- and recipient characteristics as well as graft, cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes

From: The impact of abnormal glucose regulation on arterial stiffness at 3 and 15 months after kidney transplantation

 

NGR (n = 43)

IFG/IGT (n = 26)

PTDM (n = 14)

P-value*

Donor characteristics

    

Live donor, %

48.8

57.7

35.7

0.41

Age in years, mean (SD)

46.8 (16.8)

51.0 (12.4)

53.3 (12.0)

0.29

Recipient characteristics

    

Age in years, mean (SD)

49.5 (14.0)

54.2 (11.4)

51.1 (8.0)

0.27

Male, %

30.2

38.5

64.3

0.08

Body mass index in kg/m2, mean (SD)

27.2 (5.2)

26.7 (4.0)

25.1 (3.9)

0.60

Time on dialysis in years, mean (SD)

2.9 (2.8)

2.9 (3.3)

2.1 (2.3)

0.67

Dialysis modality, %

   

0.44

-HD

44.2

46.2

42.9

 

-PD

34.9

42.3

21.4

 

-Preemptive

20.9

11.5

35.7

 

HLA mismatch out of 6, mean (SD)

3.0 (1.7)

3.7 (1.5)

3.4 (1.4)

0.21

Peak PRA, %

21.9

9.9

31.6

0.12

Prevalent hypertension, %

30

25

34

0.88

Prevalent cardiovascular disease, %

5

10

8

0.52

Immunosuppression

    

Tacrolimus, %

70

46

71

0.18

Steroid dose in mg/d, mean (SD)

10.2 (2.2)

9.2 (1.7)

9.6 (0.9)

0.10

Graft outcomes

    

eGFR in ml/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)

52.2 (17.1)

51.0 (20.3)

48.0 (16.6)

0.75

Acute rejection, %**

4.7

7.7

0.0

0.55

Spot urine protein/creatinine ratio in mg/g, mean (SD)

20.1 (22.0)

55.2 (83.0)

62.1 (87.1)

0.23

Cardiovascular outcomes

    

Beta-blocker, %

37.2

50.0

42.9

0.58

ACE-I, %

23.3

38.5

35.7

0.36

ARB, %

11.6

15.4

21.4

0.65

Calcium channel blockers, %

23.3

38.5

42.9

0.25

Number of antihypertensive agents, mean (SD)

1.0 (0.9)

1.4 (0.9)

1.4 (0.9)

0.16

Statin, %

34.9

46.2

78.6

0.02

Aspirin, %

18.6

19.2

35.7

0.37

Systolic BP in mmHg, mean (SD)

141.1 (16.0)

139.0 (14.8)

132.7 (12.8)

0.20

Diastolic BP in mmHg, mean (SD)

77.6 (13.9)

80.4 (7.5)

79 (8.8)

0.62

AIx in %, mean (SD)

19.1 (11.6)

22.9 (6.8)

26.4 (6.7)

0.04

Aortic PWV in m/s, mean (SD)

7.1 (1.6)

7.9 (2.4)

7.8 (2.3)

0.21

Metabolic outcomes

    

Cholesterol in mg/dl (SD)

5.2 (1.7)

5.7 (1.0)

4.6 (0.9)

0.07

Triglyceride in mg/dl (SD)

2.3 (2.3)

2.2 (0.9)

2.0 (0.5)

0.90

HOMA-IR, mean (SD)

1.83 (1.11)

1.85 (0.71)

2.48 (1.25)

0.26

HOMA-% beta, mean (SD)

0.03 (0.2)

0.03 (0.01)

0.03 (0.01)

0.35

Albumin-adjusted Calcium in mmol/l, mean (SD)

2.5 (0.1)

2.6 (0.2)

2.5 (0.2)

0.08

Phosphate in mmol/l, mean (SD)

0.90 (0.23)

0.79 (0.18)

0.80 (0.26)

0.12

Hemoglobin in g/l, mean (SD)

122 (19)

119 (15)

114 (18)

0.34

  1. Abbreviations: ACE-I Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, AIx Augmentation index corrected for heart rate, ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker, BP Blood pressure, CI Confidence interval, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HLA Human leukocyte antibody, HOMA- %beta Homeostatic model assessment beta cell function, HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance, IFG Impaired fasting glucose, IGT Impaired glucose tolerance, PTDM Post-transplant diabetes mellitus, PRA Panel reactive antibody, PWV Pulse wave velocity. *Comparison between groups using chi square test for categorical variables and one-way analysis of variance for continuous variables. **All rejection episodes occurred beyond 3 months post-transplant.