Table 1.

Characteristics before and after kidney transplant

Variables	Baseline	8 week post-transplant	Reference
Clinical
Body mass index, kg/m2	25.6	29.1	-
Resting SBP, mm Hg	82	124	-
Resting DBP, mm Hg	50	82	-
Echocardiography
LV ejection fraction, %	62.3	63.3	≥50
E/mean e'	8.0	9.9	≤10
Vascular
Aortic PWV (m/s)	5.9	6.4	4.5–9.6
AIx75 (%)	21	28	19–24
Biochemical
Creatinine, μmol/l	446	139	50–90
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m3	-	39	>60
Hemoglobin, g/dl	13.2	9.1	12–15
Albumin, g/l	44	44	35–50
Cortisol, nmol/l	433	356	150–720
Aldosterone, pmol/l
Pre-exercise	515	372	28–445
Post-exercise	1342	-	28–445
Renin, mU/l
Pre-exercise	<9.0	9.0	9.8–23.8
Post-exercise	<9.0	-	9.8–23.8
Cardiopulmonary exercise test
FEV1/FVC, %	78	77	75–80
VO2peak, % predicted	73	73	-
VO2AT, % of VO2peak predicted	41	48	-
Oxygen pulse, ml O2/min	9.4	9.3
Maximal work load, Watt	88	99	-
Endurance time, min	10.4	11.3	-
RER at peak exercise	1.4	1.3	-
HR at rest, beat/min	82	73	-
HR at peak exercise, beat/min	141	142	-

LV left ventricular, E/mean e' ratio of early transmitral flow velocity to annular mitral velocity (averaged of septal and lateral), PWV pulse wave velocity, AIx ₇₅ augmentation index corrected to heart rate, FEV ₁ /FVC, ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s to full vital capacity, VO ₂ peak oxygen consumption at peak exercise, VO ₂ AT oxygen consumption at the point of anaerobic threshold, RER respiratory exchange ratio of CO₂ production to O₂ consumption, HR heart rate