Table 7 Biochemical differences between CACsT5− and CACsT5+.

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

Parameters

CACT5− (n = 16)

CACT5+ (n = 51)

p

Age (years)

37 [30–44]

53 [44–57]

<0.0001

Dialysis vintage (months)

48 [37–51]

53 [36–73]

0.52

SBP T0-T5 (mmHg)

124 [118–132]

133 [127–145]

0.003

DBP T0-T5 (mmHg)

81 [79–83]

82 [77–87]

0.42

s-Creatinine T0-T5 (mg/dL)

1.3 [1.2–1.7]

1.5 [1.3–1.7]

0.49

Blood glucose T0-T5 (mg/dL)

78 [73–81]

80 [76–90]

0.14

Hb T0-T5 (g/dL)

12 [11–14]

12 [11–12.8]

0.68

PTH T0-T5 (ng/mL)

119 [77–221]

111 [80–179]

0.80

Ca T0-T5 (mg/dl)

10 [9.6–10.3]

9.7 [9.4–10]

0.15

P (mg/dL) T0-T5

3.0 [2.7–3.4]

2.9 [2.6–3.4]

0.74

ALP T0-T5 (U/dL)

68 [52–79]

64 [56–78]

0.93

Total Cholesterol T0-T5 (mg/dl)

210 [187–231]

212 [184–238]

0.78

HDL Cholesterol T0-T5 (mg/dl)

58 [51–71]

56 [49–70]

0.74

Triglycerides T0-T5 (mg/dl)

130 [108–164]

148 [123–201]

0.03

Prot-U T0-T5 (g/24 h)

0.18 [0.15–0.22]

0.20 [0.15–0.32]

0.11

  1. Footnotes: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; Prot-U: urinary protein excretion; Bold format: statistical significance (p < 0.05).