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Table 1 Characteristics of the 66 kidney transplant recipients

From: Assessment of arterial stiffness using pulse wave velocity in tacrolimus users the first year post kidney transplantation: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

 

Age at transplant (years)

49.7 (41, 61)

Race

 White

46 (70 %)

 Black

18 (27 %)

 Other

2 (3 %)

Sex (female)

18 (27 %)

Tobacco use

 Never

37 (57 %)

 Current

5 (8 %)

 Former

23 (35 %)

Cardiovascular disease pre transplanta

18 (27 %)

Diabetes pre transplant

28 (42 %)

Primary cause end stage renal disease

 Diabetes

21 (32 %)

 Hypertension

13 (20 %)

 Glomerulonephritis

11 (17 %)

 Cystic

10 (15 %)

 Other

11 (17 %)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

 Pre transplant

8.4 (6.2, 9.7)

 1 month post transplant

1.5 (1.2, 1.7)

 12 months post transplant

1.4 (1.2, 1.6)

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2)

 Pre transplant

8.3 (6, 10.5)

 1 month post transplant

53.7 (45.5, 69.9)

 2 months post transplant

61 (47.8, 70.4)

Calcium pre transplant (mg/dL)

9.1 (8.5,9.5)

Phosphorus pre transplant (mg/dL)

5.1 (4.2, 6.5)

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

 Baseline

136.2 (123, 149)

 Month 12

131.3 (120.5, 143)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

 Baseline

79 (72, 84)

 Month 12

77.1 (42, 83)

Time on dialysis prior to transplant (days)

636 (362, 1254)

  1. Values expressed as median (25th, 75th percentiles) or number (percent)
  2. aCardiovascular disease includes coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease