Table 1.
Pretransplant characteristics of the study sample.
| Variables | Total (n = 96) |
Men (n = 71) |
Women (n = 25) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 36.17 ± 13.53 | 39.84 ± 12.22 | 32.35 ± 9.31 | 0.031 |
| Height (cm) | 165.33 ± 9.02 | 168.56 ± 7.57 | 156.16 ± 6.02 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.05 ± 17.29 | 69.68 ± 15.87 | 51.90 ± 14.31 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.62 ± 5.37 | 24.50 ± 5.21 | 21.12 ± 5.11 | 0.006 |
| BMD lumbar spine (gm/cm2) | 1.05 ± 0.16 | 1.07 ± 0.16 | 0.95 ± 0.11 | 0.041 |
| Lumbar spine Z-score | −0.31 ± 1.10 | −0.25 ± 1.15 | −0.48 ± 0.96 | 0.380 |
| BMD femoral neck (gm/ cm2) | 0.59 ± 0.49 | 0.67 ± 0.48 | 0.38 ± 0.45 | 0.012 |
| Femoral neck Z-score | −0.10 ± 0.91 | −0.04 ± 0.99 | −0.26 ± 0.60 | 0.293 |
| 25OHVD (nmol/L) | 27.80 ± 23.78 | 27.72 ± 24.63 | 28.04 ± 21.63 | 0.954 |
| Vitamin D3 (nmol/L) | 14.82 ± 14.73 | 15.23 ± 13.63 | 13.68 ± 17.76 | 0.654 |
| Intact parathyroid h. (mmol/L) | 78.15 ± 65.13 | 80.17 ± 61.88 | 72.40 ± 74.67 | 0.611 |
| ALP (U/L) | 96.07 ± 78.76 | 99.97 ± 80.56 | 84.98 ± 73 | 0.416 |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.22 ± 0.18 | 2.20 ± 0.18 | 2.28 ± 0.19 | 0.054 |
| Phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.14 ± 0.34 | 1.15 ± 0.34 | 1.11 ± 0.35 | 0.600 |
| Mg (mmol/L) | 0.95 ± 0.55 | 0.86 ± 0.17 | 1.19 ± 1.02 | 0.011 |
| Creatinine (umol/L) | 91.14 ± 36.80 | 96.01 ± 36.14 | 77.32 ± 35.83 | 0.028 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 10.14 ± 6.59 | 10.71 ± 5.75 | 8.50 ± 8.45 | 0.149 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 136.67 ± 6.43 | 136.04 ± 5.87 | 138.44 ± 7.63 | 0.110 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.05 ± 0.57 | 4.03 ± 0.56 | 4.10 ± 0.60 | 0.571 |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | 97.62 ± 6.89 | 96.52 ± 6.24 | 100.64 ± 7.80 | 0.010 |
BMI is body mass index; BMD is bone mineral density; 25OHVD is 25 hydroxyvitamin D; ALP is alkaline phosphatase; Mg is magnesium.