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Table 2 Multivariable linear regression model of PWV in 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

Covariate

Effect

S.E.

95 % CI

P

Predictors of PWV at baseline

Age at transplant

2.8

0.5

1.8–3.8

<0.0001

Non-white race

0.4

0.6

−0.8–1.6

0.5

Female sex

0.5

0.6

−0.7–1.7

0.4

Diabetes pre transplant

2.5

0.6

1.4–3.6

<0.0001

CVD pre transplanta

0.9

0.6

−0.4–2.1

0.2

Time on dialysis

0.2

0.3

−0.3–0.7

0.5

Predictors of PWV at 12 months

PWV at baseline

2

0.3

1.5–2.6

<0.0001

Age at transplant

1.1

0.4

0.3–1.9

0.01

Non-white race

0.4

0.4

−0.4–1.2

0.4

Female sex

0.5

0.4

−0.3–1.3

0.2

Diabetes pre transplant

1.5

0.4

0.6–2.3

0.001

CVD pre transplanta

0.04

0.4

−0.8–0.9

0.9

Time on dialysis

0.2

0.2

−0.2–0.5

0.4

  1. aCardiovascular disease (CVD) includes coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease