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. 2020 Apr 6;2020:7574628. doi: 10.1155/2020/7574628

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
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

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

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

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.