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Table 2 Impaired glucose tests in HD and RT recipients have higher values of serum triglyceride, serum cholesterol and cyclosporine concentration than patients with normal glucose tolerance tests.

From: Comparison of glucose tolerance in renal transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients

 

no. of cases

Serum Triglyceride(mg/dl)

Serum Cholesterol(mg/dl)

HbA1c (gr/l)

Cyclosporine (mg/dl)

RT recipients with IGTT

4

231.4 ± 150

308.4 ± 24.4

7.34 ± 0.26

320.4 ± 36.6

RT Recipients With normal GTT

51

201 ± 75

248.7 ± 55.6

6.2 ± 0.6

295.1 ± 29

  

P = 0.59

P = 0.02

P = 0.001

P = 0.2

HD patients with IGTT

12

272.1 ± 41.3

201.1 ± 39

7 ± 1

 

HD patients with normal GTT

43

195.9 ± 45

198.5 ± 36.8

5.9 ± 0.7

 
  

P = 0.001

P = 0.87

P = 0.007

 

Controls

55

100.2 ± 18

190.5 ± 34

5.7 ± 0.7

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