Table 1.
Clinical variables of the 70 kidney transplantation patients with or without metabolic syndrome
| Items | All patients (n = 70) | No metabolic syndrome group (n = 48) | Metabolic syndrome group (n = 22) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 51.94 ± 9.88 | 51.42 ± 10.23 | 53.09 ± 9.18 | 0.514 |
| Post-KT duration (months) | 72.23 ± 43.99 | 76.04 ± 43.71 | 63.91 ± 44.45 | 0.287 |
| Height (cm) | 162.10 ± 8.26 | 162.23 ± 7.97 | 161.82 ± 9.05 | 0.848 |
| Body weight (kg) | 62.20 ± 11.58 | 59.58 ± 10.12 | 67.91 ± 12.72 | 0.004* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 84.77 ± 10.88 | 81.07 ± 9.79 | 92.84 ± 8.65 | < 0.001* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.63 ± 3.98 | 22.58 ± 3.23 | 25.94 ± 4.54 | 0.001* |
| Body fat mass (%) | 29.08 ± 6.46 | 26.93 ± 5.73 | 33.77 ± 5.50 | < 0.001* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 138.23 ± 16.33 | 135.10 ± 16.78 | 145.05 ± 13.24 | 0.017* |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 85.96 ± 11.10 | 85.06 ± 11.32 | 87.91 ± 10.59 | 0.323 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 195.47 ± 46.34 | 187.27 ± 33.03 | 213.36 ± 64.22 | 0.028* |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 108.00 (79.75-167.00) | 95.00 (72.00-148.00) | 156.00 (98.25-376.25) | 0.001* |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 50.53 ± 15.23 | 53.67 ± 15.27 | 43.68 ± 12.99 | 0.010* |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 108.79 ± 39.94 | 113.81 ± 36.08 | 97.84 ± 46.32 | 0.121 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 93.50 (86.00-110.00) | 93.50 (85.00-100.50) | 95.50 (88.75-179.00) | 0.122 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 22.50 (17.00-32.50) | 19.00 (15.25-29.75) | 26.00 (22.75-41.25) | 0.003* |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.59 (1.20-2.10) | 1.50 (1.10-2.10) | 1.70 (1.48-1.95) | 0.498 |
| Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min) | 44.86 ± 21.07 | 47.19 ± 23.50 | 39.77 ± 13.52 | 0.173 |
| Insulin (uIU/ml) | 6.16 (4.44-8.83) | 5.47 (4.21-6.94) | 11.14 (6.17-12.78) | < 0.001* |
| HOMA-IR | 1.49 (1.13-2.32) | 1.34 (0.98-1.71) | 2.59 (1.54-5.27) | < 0.001* |
| A-FABP (ng/ml) | 39.81 ± 31.60 | 27.99 ± 23.34 | 65.59 ± 32.35 | < 0.001* |
Values for continuous variables are given as means ± standard deviation and tested by Student’s t-test; variables not normally distributed given as medians and interquartile range and are tested by Mann-Whitney U test. KT, kidney transplantation; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.
*
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant after the Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test.