Table 1 Characteristics before and after kidney transplant

Clinical

Body mass index, kg/m²

25.6

29.1

-

Resting SBP, mm Hg

82

124

-

Resting DBP, mm Hg

50

82

-

Echocardiography

LV ejection fraction, %

62.3

63.3

≥50

E/mean e'

8.0

9.9

≤10

Vascular

Aortic PWV (m/s)

5.9

6.4

4.5–9.6

AIx₇₅ (%)

21

28

19–24

Biochemical

Creatinine, μmol/l

446

139

50–90

eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m³

-

39

>60

Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.2

9.1

12–15

Albumin, g/l

44

44

35–50

Cortisol, nmol/l

433

356

150–720

Aldosterone, pmol/l

Pre-exercise

515

372

28–445

Post-exercise

1342

-

28–445

Renin, mU/l

Pre-exercise

<9.0

9.0

9.8–23.8

Post-exercise

<9.0

-

9.8–23.8

Cardiopulmonary exercise test

FEV₁/FVC, %

78

77

75–80

VO₂peak, % predicted

73

73

-

VO₂AT, % of VO₂peak predicted

41

48

-

Oxygen pulse, ml O₂/min

9.4

9.3

Maximal work load, Watt

88

99

-

Endurance time, min

10.4

11.3

-

RER at peak exercise

1.4

1.3

-

HR at rest, beat/min

82

73

-

HR at peak exercise, beat/min

141

142

-