Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the cohort studied.

From: Long-term evaluation of coronary artery calcifications in kidney transplanted patients: a follow up of 5 years

Parameter

Number of patients (n)

67

Type of dialysis n(%) (No/HD/PD)

5/45/17 (8/67/25)

Dialysis vintage (mths)

50 [36,70]

Age at Tx (years)

49 [39,57]

Gender (n) (M/F)

37/30

Kind of transplant n (%) (deceased donor/living donor)

59/8 (88/22)

Diabetes before KTx N (%)

2 (3)

Previous steroid therapy N (%)

22 (33)

CMV IgG pos N (%)

56 (84)

HCV pos N (%)

2 (3)

HbsAg pos N (%)

0 (0)

  1. Footnotes: HD: Hemodialysis; PD: periotoneal diaysis; CMV pos: patients positive to cytomegalovirus; HCV pos: patients positive to virus of C Hepatitis; HbsAg pos: patients positive to HBV surface antigens.