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Published in final edited form as: Clin Transplant. 2010 Nov-Dec;24(6):10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01194.x. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01194.x

Table 5. Metabolic and cardiovascular profile according to the presence of metabolic syndrome and/or new onset diabetes after transplant.

None N = 271 MS N = 230 NODAT N = 6 MS/NODATa N = 84 p-value
FBGb at last follow-up, mg/dL (SD) 89.2 (8.3) 98.5 (12.4) 108.7 (21.7) 119.9 (29.3) <0.001
BMI at last follow-up, kg/m2 (SD) 26.6 (5.2) 32.7 (6.8) 27.5 (8.1) 34.1 (6.5) <0.001
Change in BMI, kg/m2 (SD) 1.8 (3.3) 4.0 (4.1) 0.7 (3.3) 3.4 (4.1) <0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL (SD) 192.8 (42.0) 183.4 (38.0) 155.0 (9.9) 188.0 (49.4) 0.02
Triglyceride, mg/dL (SD) 142.5 (71.4) 225.9 (99.2) 98.5 (33.2) 250.4 (269.1) <0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL (SD) 59.3 (16.6) 43.8 (12.6) 57.2 (9.5) 43.9 (12.2) <0.001
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL (SD) 104.6 (34.1) 94.7 (28.6) 78.0 (13.9) 99.2 (36.5) 0.003
Statins usage, yes (%) 144 (54.1) 165 (71.7) 6 (100) 68 (81.0) <0.001
Uric acid, mg/dL (SD) 6.7 (1.7) 7.3 (1.8) 5.6 (2.0) 7.2 (1.8) <0.001
Allopurinol usage, (%) 28 (10.3) 40 (17.4) 0 (0) 13 (15.5) 0.11
SBP, mmHg (SD) 129.9 (17.4) 133.9 (16.2) 135.5 (17.0) 133.9 (21.1) 0.05
DBP, mmHg (SD) 75.2 (11.5) 76.7 (12.2) 69.5 (10.5) 71.6 (12.1) 0.005
PPc, mmHg (SD) 54.7 (14.7) 57.1 (14.1) 66.0 (23.3) 62.3 (18.4) <0.001
Anti-HTN meds (SD) 1.7 (1.1) 2.3 (1.2) 1.5 (1.0) 2.5 (1.1) <0.001
RASd blocker, yes (%) 153 (56.5) 147 (63.9) 4 (66.7) 58 (69.1) 0.13
aMDRD, mL/min (SD) 52.0 (16.4) 49.6 (16.6) 52.2 (9.9) 53.0 (19.3) 0.29

BMI, body mass index; HDL, high density lipoprotein.

a

Patients with both diagnosis.

b

FBG, fasting blood glucose.

c

PP, pulse pressure.

d

RAS, rein–angiotensin system.