Table 2.
Results of cardiovascular autonomic tests, comparing evolution before and after SPK transplantation in paired patient samples. Statistically results (p < 0.05) are marked in bold.
| Test | Comparison periods | Statistics | Correlations | Test | |||||
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| N | Mean | Standard Deviat. | Mean typical error | Correlation | Sig. | t | Sig. (bilateral) | ||
| SBP | Before SPK | 17 | -23.76 | 17.44 | 4.23 | 0.11 | 0.68 | -1.13 | 0.28 |
| 3rd year | -18.00 | 13.83 | 3.35 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 16 | -24.62 | 17.32 | 4.33 | 0.52 | 0.04 | -2.36 | 0.03 | |
| 5th-6th year | -15.66 | 12.81 | 3.20 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 4 | -13.50 | 8.85 | 4.42 | -0.89 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.69 | |
| 7th-8th year | -20.50 | 23.27 | 11.64 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 3 | -31.33 | 34.43 | 19.89 | -0.89 | 0.30 | -0.71 | 0.55 | |
| 9th-10th year | 0.33 | 45.28 | 26.14 | ||||||
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| Valsalva ratio | Before SPK | 17 | 1.11 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.05 | -3.46 | 0.00 |
| 3rd year | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 17 | 1.09 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.52 | 0.03 | -5.39 | 0.00 | |
| 5th-6th year | 1.23 | 0.13 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 5 | 1.12 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.92 | 0.03 | -2.41 | 0.07 | |
| 7th-8th year | 1.29 | 0.23 | 0.10 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 3 | 1.13 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.87 | 0.33 | -2.79 | 0.11 | |
| 9th-10th year | 1.36 | 0.22 | 0.13 | ||||||
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| 30 : 15 ratio | Before SPK | 16 | 1.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.18 | -1.83 | 0.09 |
| 3rd year | 1.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 16 | 1.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.85 | -1.72 | 0.11 | |
| 5th-6th year | 1.10 | 0.15 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 5 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.72 | 0.17 | -0.78 | 0.48 | |
| 7th-8th year | 1.05 | 0.08 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 3 | 0.99 | 0.01 | 0.00 | -0.84 | 0.36 | -1.34 | 0.31 | |
| 9th-10th year | 1.11 | 0.15 | 0.09 | ||||||
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| E/I ratio | Before SPK | 11 | 1.10 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.77 | 0.00 | -1.98 | 0.08 |
| 3rd year | 1.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 12 | 1.08 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.70 | 0.01 | -1.20 | 0.26 | |
| 5th-6th year | 1.11 | 0.11 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Before SPK | 2 | 1.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.69 | |
| 7th-8th year | 1.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||
SBP: systolic blood pressure response to orthostasis; 30 : 15 ratio: heart rate response to orthostasis; E/I ratio: expiration/inspiration or deep breathing ratio; SPK: simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation.