Table 4.

Aortic measurements in the transplant patients on statins

	No Statins (N = 33) Median (IQR 25–75)	Statin Use (N = 6) Median (IQR 25–75)	p-value
Height (m)	1.34 (1.08–1.64)	1.68 (1.62–1.70)	0.06
Weight (kg)	29 (20–58)	70.5 (64.5–76.8)	0.01
Age (years)	9.9 (6.1–14.6)	18.5 (15.7–20.1)	0.01
ESD (cm)	1.25 (0.96–1.5)	1.57 (1.46–1.66)	0.04
EDD (cm)	1.09 (0.83–1.3)	1.35 (1.28–1.4)	0.04
ESA (cm)	2.12 (1.84–2.34)	2.46 (2.14–2.76)	0.08
EDA (cm)	1.89 (1.6–2.14)	2.26 (1.98–2.43)	0.05
ADD (/mmHg × 10−3)	7.36 (4.77–9.68)	6.69 (5.48–8.19)	0.05
ADA (/mmHg × 10−3)	5.43 (3.43–8.32)	3.52 (2.77–4.10)	0.2
ASI Descending Aorta	3.34 (2.59–4.78)	3.05(2.55–3.69)	0.69
ASI Ascending Aorta	4.16 (2.93–5.69)	6.21 (5.31–7.26)	0.26

ESD end systolic descending, EDD end diastolic descending, ESA end systolic ascending, EDA end diastolic ascending, ADD descending aortic distensibility, ADA ascending aortic distensibility, ASID aortic stiffness index descending, ASIA aortic stiffness index ascending