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Table 3 Clinical and biochemical parameters at baseline and 6 months after transplantation

From: Kidney transplantation is associated with reduced myocardial fibrosis. A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study with native T1 mapping

 

Baseline

(n = 44)

6 months

(n = 44)

p

HR (bmp)

86 ± 13

79 ± 12

0.013a

DBP (mmHg)

80 [70–90]

70 [70–80]

0.008b

SBP (mmHg)

135 [130–150]

120 [110–140]

0.004b

Body Weight (Kg)

71.1 [60.6–78]

72.6 [62–79.5]

0.17b

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.3 [8.9–9.6]

9.6 [9.3–10]

0.001b

Creatinine (mg/dL)

4.2 [2–7.7]

1.3 [1–1.8]

0.001b

Phosphate (mg/dL)

3.9 [3.1–5.4]

3.5 [3–3.9]

0.02b

Hb (g/dL)

10.7 ± 1.8

12.7 ± 1.7

0.001a

Ht (%)

32.7 ± 5.9

38.4 ± 4.9

0.001a

PTH (pg/ml)

203 [111–483]

68.8 [44.7–117]

0.001b

  1. HR heart rate, Hb hemoglobin, Ht hematocrit, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, PTH Parathyroid hormone
  2. Continuous variables expressed as mean and standard deviation (mean ± standard deviation) or median and 25 and 75% percentiles (median [25th and 75th percentile])
  3. aPaired t test; bWilcoxon test