Table 2 Changes in cardiovascular structure and function from baseline to second visit
Parameter | Healthy controls (n = 17) | Kidney transplant patients (n = 18) | Between-group comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Second visit | P-value | Baseline | Second visit | P-value | Baseline results P-value | |
Brachial FMD (%) | 4.63 ± 3.02 | 3.51 ± 2.73 | 0.33 | 4.34 ± 3.45 | 2.82 ± 2.18 | 0.03 | 0.79 |
Brachial NMD (%) | 16.00 ± 5.47 | 17.17 ± 5.18 | 0.31 | 15.15 ± 6.08 | 15.74 ± 3.88 | 0.68 | 0.67 |
Cf-PWV (m/s) | 6.96 ± 1.26 | 7.17 ± 1.50 | 0.51 | 7.83 ± 1.76 | 8.44 ± 2.28 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
Mean ABPI | 1.18 ± 0.08 | 1.21 ± 0.11 | 0.43 | 1.27 ± 0.15 | 1.23 ± 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.47 |
Mean CCA-IMT (mm) | 5.54 ± 1.08 | 5.73 ± 1.34 | 0.22 | 5.73 ± 0.95 | 6.07 ± 0.98 | 0.02 | 0.05 |