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Table 5 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients divided in to clusters by Two Step Algorithm

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

 

Cluster-1

(n = 30)

Cluster-2

(n = 14)

p

Age (years)

48 ± 11

54 ± 08

0.10

Male

20 (66.7%)

7 (50%)

0.29

Primary renal diagnosis

 Hypertension

8 (26.7%)

3 (21.4%)

 

 Diabetes

0 (0%)

11 (78.6%)

 

 Glomerulonephritis

8 (26.7%)

0 (0%)

0.001

 Unknown cause

7 (23.3%)

0 (0%)

 

 Others

7 (23.3%)

0 (0%)

 

Diabetes (n. %)

0 (0%)

14 (100%)

0.0001

Prior Transplant

2 (6.7%)

0 (0%)

0.32

Length of time on hemodialysis (months)

28 [14–43]

33 [17–47]

0.51

Panel reactive antibody class I (%)

0 [0–15]

0 [0–0]

0.33

Mismatches (n)

3 [2–4]

3 [2–3]

0.20

Donor

 Deceased

24 (80%)

13 (92.9%)

0.27

 Living

6 (20%)

1 (7.1%)

 

Donor Age (years)

40 ± 10

37 ± 13

0.40

Cause of Donor Death

 Cranial trauma

9 (30%)

6 (42%)

 

 Cerebrovascular

9 (30%)

4 (28.5%)

 

 Others

7 (40%)

4 (28.5%)

0.90

Final donor creatinin (mg/dL)

1.19 ± 0.6

1.14 ± 0.58

0.78

Cold ischemia time (hours)

21.8 ± 7

23.2 ± 3.9

0.50

Induction therapy

 Basiliximab

9 (30%)

3 (21.4%)

0.55

 Thymoglobulin

21 (70%)

11 (78.6%)

 

Immunosuppression

 FK + MFS + PDN

13 (43.3%)

3 (21.4%)

 

 FK + SRL + PDN

4 (13%)

1 (7.1%)

0.22

 FK + EVR + PDN

13 (43.3%)

10 (71.4%)

 

Use of ARB/ACEi

17 (56.7%)

9 (69.2%)

0.43

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.39 ± 0.80

9.04 ± 0.52

0.14

Phosphate (mg/dL)

4.19 ± 1.78

4.5 ± 1.4

0.47

PTH (ng/dl)

199 [117–499]

211 [68–470]

0.76

Hb (g/dl)

10.8 ± 1.9

10.6 ± 1.7

0.72

SBP (mmHg)

138 ± 25

139 ± 13

0.96

DBP (mmHg)

85 ± 14

77 ± 12

0.07

LVMi (g/m2)

83 ± 17

93 ± 19

0.02

  1. FK + EVR + PDN Tacrolimus, everolimus and prednisone, FK + MFS + PDN tacrolimus, mycophenolate and prednisone, FK + SRL + PDN tacrolimus, sirolimus and prednisone, Hb hemoglobin, LVMi left ventricular mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, PTH Parathyroid hormone, ARB angiotensin II receptor blockers, ACEi angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
  2. Continuous variables expressed as mean and standard deviation (mean ± standard deviation) or median and 25 and 75% percentiles (median [25th and 75th percentile]). Categorical variables expressed in number and percentage