Table 4.
Biochemical parameters of patients undergoing KT according to 25(OH)D category.
| Deficient | Insufficient | Normal | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 60 | 31 | ||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.013* |
| 1.7 (1.0 - 4.5) | 1.5 (0.6 - 4.1) | 1.3 (1.0 - 2.7) | ||
| 52 | 60 | 31 | ||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.4 | 0.660 |
| 4.4 (3.4 - 5.3) | 4.4 (3.8 - 5.2) | 4.5 (3.4 - 5.5) | ||
| 51 | 59 | 31 | ||
| Ca (mg/dL) | 8.9 ± 0.7 | 8.9 ± 0.5 | 8.9 ± 0.5 | 0.997 |
| 9.0 (7.0 - 10.2) | 8.9 (7.8 - 9.9) | 8.8 (7.8 - 10.1) | ||
| 55 | 61 | 31 | ||
| P (mg/dL) | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 0.154 |
| 2.9 (1.2 - 5.4) | 2.9 (1.3 - 5.3) | 2.7 (1.2 - 3.8) | ||
| 55 | 61 | 31 | ||
| PTHi (pg/dL) | 104.7 ± 104.6 | 72.5 ± 58.6 | 51.6 ± 37.0 | 0.011* |
| 68.6 (18.2 - 562.5) | 53.2 (9.5 - 277.0) | 44.1 (13.3 - 229.8) | ||
| 53 | 60 | 31 | ||
| ALP (U/L) | 82.8 ± 54.5 | 71.6 ± 30.3 | 65.8 ± 23.4 | 0.441 |
| 69.6 (29.7 - 364.5) | 64.8 (34.2 - 191.0) | 65.6 (34.5 - 166.4) | ||
| 52 | 60 | 31 | ||
| GOT (U/L) | 27.9 ± 22.8 | 27.8 ± 11.7 | 23.5 ± 12.2 | 0.445 |
| 21 (6 - 121) | 25 (9 - 64) | 19 (13 - 67) | ||
| 53 | 60 | 31 | ||
| GPT (U/L) | 14.2 ± 13.2 | 13.3 ± 8.5 | 13.2 ± 14.2 | 0.387 |
| 10.0 (4 - 81) | 10.5 (3 - 44) | 9.0 (4 - 77) | ||
| 51 | 58 | 31 | ||
| GGT (U/L) | 67.5 ± 116.9 | 44.1 ± 50.1 | 35.6 ± 37.2 | 0.324 |
| 31 (7 - 704) | 28 (10 - 334) | 22 (12 - 206) |
Values are expressed as number of patients, mean±SD and median (range). KT: kidney transplant; 25(OH)D: 25 hydroxyvitamin D; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorus; PTHi: intact parathyroid hormone; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; GOT: glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; GPT: glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; GGT: gamma-glutamyltransferase.
*
Bonferroni’s post-hoc test: p<0.05, Normal vs. Deficient or Insufficient.