Table 4 Principal characteristics of CACs evaluations at T0 and T5.

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

Parameter

 

AS-T0 (median [25%ile–75%ile) 45 [0–233]

p = 0.004

AS-T5 (median [25%ile–75%ile) 119 [1–413]

Categories of CACsT0 N (%)*

No CACs

21 (31)

Small quantity

7 (10)

Slight quantity

8 (12)

Moderate quantity

22 (35)

High quantity

3 (4)

Very high quantity

6 (8)

Categories of CACsT5 N (%)*

No CACs

16 (24)

Small quantity

6 (9)

Slight quantity

11 (16)

Moderate quantity

16 (25)

High quantity

11 (16)

Very high quantity

7 (10)

CACprog + N (%)

50 (74)

  1. Footnotes: AS-T0: Agatson score at T0; AS-T5: Agatson score at T5; CACprog+: patients that had a progression of CACs using Sevrukov formula; CAC-cat+: Patients that increases their category of CACs. *CACs categories were defined according the indication presented in material and methods. Bold format: statistical significance (p < 0.05).
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