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Table 2.

Tissue Doppler measurements

Characteristics	Study population			Dialysis vs. healthy controls^a		Transplant recipient vs. healthy controls^a		Dialysis vs. transplant recipient
	Dialysis (n = 16)	Transplant recipients (n = 15)	Healthy controls (n = 27)	Dialysis vs. healthy controls^a		Transplant recipient vs. healthy controls^a		Dialysis vs. transplant recipient
	Dialysis (n = 16)	Transplant recipients (n = 15)	Healthy controls (n = 27)	Mean difference [95 % CI]	P value	Mean difference [95 % CI]	P value	Mean difference [95 % CI]	P value
IVS S′	7.7 ± 1.7	7.8 ± 1.2	8.4 ± 1.0	0.5 [−0.4 to 1.5]	0.247	0.5 [−0.2 to 1.2]	0.16	0.1 [−1.0 to 1.3]	0.85
IVS E′	10.3 ± 2.8	11.0 ± 1.2	14.0 ± 2.0	3.7 [2.0–5.4]	<0.001	3.2 [1.8–4.4]	<0.001	0.6 [−1.1 to 2.8]	0.47
LV S′	8.1 ± 2.6	8.5 ± 1.8	9.2 ± 2.8	1.1 [-0.8 to 3.0]	0.26	0.9 [−0.9 to 2.6]	0.32	0.4 [−1.3 to 2.2]	0.61
LV E′	13.7 ± 4.8	15.9 ± 3.0	19.3 ± 3.2	5.5 [2.8–8.2]	<0.001	3.4 [1.2–5.5]	0.01	1.9 [−1.2 to 5.0]	0.21
	Dialysis (n = 15)	Transplant recipients (n = 13)	Healthy controls (n = 23)
Septal E/E′ ratio	8.9 ± 3.7	8.3 ± 2.7	6.8 ± 2.6	1.5 [−0.8 to 3.8]	0.20	1.1 [−0.7 to 2.9]	0.24	0.4 [−1.9 to 2.5]	0.72
Mitral E/E′ ratio	6.6 ± 3.0	5.8 ± 2.4	5.0 ± 2.0	1.0 [−0.7 to 2.7]	0.23	0.3 [−1.1 to 1.6]	0.69	0.5 [−1.3 to 2.5]	0.55

Data are presented as the mean ± SD, unless indicated otherwise

CI confidence interval, IVS S′ interventricular septum peak systolic velocity, IVS E′, interventricular septum early diastolic velocity, LV S′ left ventricular (LV) wall peak systolic velocity, LV E′ LV early diastolic velocity

^aGroups were compared using multiple linear regression analysis to adjust for confounding by BSA