Table 3.

Arterial stiffness parameters and blood pressure in groups with different level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

	LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL	LDL < 100 mg/dL	P
Renal transplant recipients	251	93	< 0.05
SBP right arm [mmHg]	141.9 ± 17.3	137.1 ± 18.2	< 0.05
SBP left arm [mmHg]	141.9 ± 15.3	133.6 ± 19.7	< 0.05
DBP right arm [mmHg]	86.1 ± 10.6	85.2 ± 9.1	NS
DBP left arm [mmHg]	86.8 ± 10.2	82.5 ± 12.4	< 0.05
Pulse pressure right	55.8 ± 15.3	51.2 ±12.4	< 0.05
Pulse pressure left	55.1 ± 16.3	51.1 ± 14.3	0.07
ABI right	1.08 ± 0.17	1.10 ± 0.18	NS
ABI left	1.08 ± 0.11	1.11 ± 0.17	NS
Pulsatile stress right	3603 ± 1054	3291 ± 853	< 0.05
Pulsatile stress left	3324 ± 1274	3256 ± 1050	< 0.05
baPWV right [m/s]	11.8 (10.8–13.5)	11.6 (10.6–13.3)	NS
baPWV left [m/s]	12.0 (10.9–13.8)	11.8 (10.7–13.1)	NS
cfPWV [m/s]	8.0 (7–9.5)	7.5 (6.6–8.7)	< 0.05

Data are show as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range). Coversion factor for SI unit is as follows: for LDL divide by 38.67. ABI — ankle brachial index; baPWV — brachial ankle pulse wave velocity; cfPWV — carotid femoral pulse wave velocity; DBP — diastolic blood pressure; NS — not statistically significant; PP — pulse pressure; SBP — systolic blood pressure