Table 4.

Correlation of carotid intima media thickness to risk factors for cardiovascular disease among kidney transplant recipients

Parameter	KTR (n = 41)		Controls (n = 41)
	rho	p-value	rho	p-value
Age (years)	0.42	0.006*	0.24	0.138
WHR	0.39	0.013*	−0.13	0.431
BMI (kg/m2)	0.17	0.296	0.11	0.512
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)	0.29	0.071	−0.08	0.617
TC (mmol/L)	0.20	0.203	0.19	0.230
LDL (mmol/L)	0.30	0.050	0.08	0.619
TG (mmol/L)	0.09	0.566	−0.02	0.919
Castelli 1	0.27	0.082	0.06	0.710
Castelli 2	0.33	0.035*	0.03	0.845
AIP	0.13	0.408	−0.03	0.834
Non-HDL	0.29	0.071	0.12	0.465
Atherogenic index	0.28	0.082	0.06	0.710
LCI	0.31	0.047*	0.04	0.813
EF (%)	0.32	0.044*	0.06	0.710
FS (%)	0.27	0.090	0.02	0.884
E/e′	0.21	0.180	0.28	0.079
Dec. time (ms)	0.59	<0.001*	0.15	0.341
LVM (g)	0.50	<0.001*	0.24	0.132
LVMI (g/m2)	0.50	<0.001*	0.25	0.111
LAD (mm)	0.42	0.007*	0.14	0.373

Note:

^*Statistically significant, p<0.05.

Abbreviations: E/e′, ratio of transmitral doppler early filling velocity to tissue doppler early diastolic mitral annular velocity; KTR, kidney transplant recipient; WHR, waist–hip ratios; BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; AIP, atherogenic index of plasma; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LCI, lipoprotein combine index; EF, ejection fraction; FS, fractional shortening; Dec. time, mitral valve deceleration time; LVM, left ventricular mass; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LAD, left atrial diameter.