TABLE 2.

Routine follow-up blood work in diabetic and nondiabetic cardiac transplant recipients

Three-month follow-up	Diabetic patients	Nondiabetic patients	P
Hemoglobin, g/L	111±15	116±17	0.45
Leukocytes, × 109/L	7.9±2.8	9.1±9.7	0.65
Thrombocytes, × 109/L	258±83	264±67	0.75
Serum AST, U/L	23±8	24±9.3	0.57
Serum ALT, U/L	22±10	20±11	0.69
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L	18.9±6.0	18.0±7.1	0.70
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	145±42	143±74	0.97
Serum urea, mmol/L	15.0±6.7	12.3±10.3	0.40
One-year follow-up
Hemoglobin, g/L	130±19	128±15	0.69
Leukocytes, × 109/L	6.5±2.3	6.9±6.2	0.85
Thrombocytes, × 109/L	202±69	228±67	0.23
Serum AST, U/L	23±7	24±8	0.87
Serum ALT, U/L	19±8	20±10	0.84
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.0±0.9	2.6±1.0	0.41
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.10±0.37	1.38±0.48	0.11
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L	16.9±5.7	18.1±6.9	0.61
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	158±56	151±101	0.83
Creatinine clearance, mL/s	1.02±0.39	1.00±0.46	0.91
Serum urea, mmol/L	13.0±4.6	11.4±5.2	0.29
Two-year follow-up
Hemoglobin, g/L	127±20	132±15	0.25
Leukocytes, × 109/L	6.7±2.0	6.8±2.1	0.96
Thrombocytes, × 109/L	189±56	223±55	0.05
Serum AST, U/L	21±7	27±15	0.19
Serum ALT, U/L	17±7	23±22	0.38
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L	14.9±4.6	17.3±6.9	0.26
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	179±95	147±80	0.2
Serum urea, mmol/L	13.2±5.3	10.2±3.7	0.01
Three-year follow-up
Hemoglobin, g/L	128±913	133±15	0.25
Leukocytes, × 109/L	6.7±2.1	6.3±1.9	0.51
Thrombocytes, × 109/L	178±85	219±55	0.03
Serum AST, U/L	21±67	22±6	0.71
Serum ALT, U/L	19±6	22±27	0.69
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	2.8±0.5	2.5±0.8	0.33
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.03±0.20	1.31±0.43	0.04
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L	14.4±4.8	16.0±4.6	0.26
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	211±180	140±42	<0.01
Creatinine clearance, mL/s	0.91±0.40	1.02±0.47	0.44
Serum urea, mmol/L	12.7±3.1	11.1±7.0	0.43

Data presented as mean ± SD. ALT Alanine aminotransferase; AST Aspartate aminotransferase; HDL High-density lipoprotein; LDL Low-density lipoprotein