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. 2020 Feb 5;5(4):420–429. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.5738

Table 2. Cardiovascular Measures at 2-Month and 12-Month Follow-up (Unadjusted).

Measure Time Point P Valuea
Baseline Month 2 Month 12
Functional Cardiovascular Reserve
V̇O2max, mean (SD), mL · min−1 · kg−1
Transplant 20.7 (5.8) 20.9 (5.3) 22.5 (6.3) <.001
Nontransplant 18.9 (4.7) 18.8 (4.6) 17.7 (4.1)
Control 24.9 (7.1) NA 26.0 (7.1) NA
P valueb .01 .03 <.001 NA
V̇O2AT, mean (SD), mL · min−1 · kg−1
Transplant 11.8 (2.3) 12.0 (2.3) 13.4 (3.0) <.001
Nontransplant 11.4 (2.3) 11.2 (2.2) 10.3 (2.0)
Control 14.8 (3.8) NA 15.0 (3.6) NA
P valueb .14 .05 <.001 NA
Oxygen pulse, mean (SD), mL min−1
Transplant 10.1 (8.4-12.9) 10.4 (8.1-13.2) 12.0 (9.9-14.8) <.001
Nontransplant 11.0 (8.8-13.5) 10.7 (8.7-13.3) 11.5 (9.3-12.8)
Control 11.7 (9.4-14.7) NA 12.7 (10.0-16.4) NA
P valueb .61 .47 .09 NA
Maximum workload, mean (SD), W
Transplant 115.3 (50.7) 121.9 (51.1) 133.3 (56.1) <.001
Nontransplant 107.2 (36.7) 108.7 (35.4) 103.6 (31.3)
Control 156.4 (61.8) NA 158.0 (64.7) NA
P valueb .14 .10 <.001 NA
Endurance time, median (IQR), min
Transplant 10.3 (9.0-11.7) 10.5 (9.1-11.6) 11.2 (9.6-12.7) <.001
Nontransplant 10.3 (8.9-11.7) 10.4 (9.3-11.8) 9.8 (8.8-11.2)
Control 11.7 (10.5-12.8) NA 11.4 (10.1-13.0) NA
P valueb .91 .85 .002 NA
Echocardiography Measures
LVMI, mean (SD), g/m2
Transplant 104.9 (36.1) 115.1 (33.7) 103.3 (26.8) .01
Nontransplant 113.8 (37.7) 110.5 (32.9) 111.9 (35.4)
Control 87.8 (16.9) NA 85.4 (15.9) NA
P valueb .48 .45 .13 NA
LVEF, mean (SD), %
Transplant 60.0 (8.6) 62.2 (8.2) 63.2 (6.8) .02
Nontransplant 61.4 (8.9) 61.3 (9.8) 59.3 (7.6)
Control 66.1 (5.9) NA 66.0 (10.3 NA
P valueb .47 .58 .003 NA
E/mean e', median (IQR)
Transplant 7.5 (6.0-9.6) 8.0 (6.2-10.5) 8.8 (6.7-11.2) .49
Nontransplant 8.4 (6.8-10.4) 8.6 (6.8-12.0) 9.4 (7.2-11.7)
Control 8.3 (7.0-9.2) NA 8.2 (7.1-10.2) NA
P valueb .34 .78 .25 NA
LA volume index, median (IQR), mL/m2
Transplant 25.8 (19.1-30.5) 27.9 (20.9-33.6) 27.7 (20.3-34.9) .27
Nontransplant 25.9 (19.0-37.1) 28.0 (20.0-33.4) 30.4 (21.8-39.3)
Control 25.4 (19.9-28.7) NA 26.8 (21.4-31.5) NA
P valueb .68 .58 .40 NA

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; LA, left arterial; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; NA, not applicable; V̇O2AT, oxygen consumption at the point of anaerobic threshold; V̇O2max, maximum oxygen consumption.

a

Comparison of (time × group) interaction between the 2 renal groups using repeated-measure analysis of variance.

b

Comparison between all available groups at each respective time point.