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. 2018 Apr-Jun;28(2):109–113. doi: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_56_17

Table 1.

Mean pulmonary artery pressure and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion compared between children with chronic kidney disease and matched controls

Parameter CKD (n=21) Controls (n=21) Test statistic P
mPAP mmHg,
median (IQR)		 27.69
(18.3-36.1)		 14.55
(13.5-17.1)		 −3.11## 0.002*
TAPSE cm, mean±SD 2.22±0.5 2.42±0.3 −1.64# 0.11

##Wilcoxon rank-sum test statistic, #Independent t-test statistic, *Statistically significant. mPAP=Mean pulmonary arterial pressure, TAPSE=Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, CKD=Chronic kidney disease, IQR=Interquartile range, SD=Standard deviation