Cardiovascular disease: Risk factors and applicability of a risk model in a Greek cohort of renal transplant recipients

Table 1 Demographics, clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters in all renal transplant recipients and among the two groups

	Total	Group A	Group B	P
No. of patients (n, %)	242	206 (85.1)	36 (15)
Age (yr)	53 ± 12	52 ± 12	59 ± 10	< 0.001
Male sex (n, %)	154 (63.6)	126 (61.2)	28 (77.8)	0.056
Previous smoker (n, %)	85 (35.1)	69 (33.5)	16 (44.4)	0.2
Current smoker (n, %)	43 (17.8)	37 (17.5)	7 (19.4)	0.77
Hypertension (n, %)	212 (87.6)	178 (86.4)	34 (94.4)	0.56
Systolic BP (mmHg)	140 ± 18	141 ± 18	137 ± 19	0.25
Diabetes mellitus (n, %)	71 (29.3)	57 (27.7)	14 (38.8)	0.17
Previous CVD (n, %)	47 (19.4)	31 (15)	16 (44.4)	< 0.001
Time on dialysis (yr)	4.8 ± 3.9	4.7 ± 3.6	5.6 ± 3.8	0.16
Received allografts > 1 (n, %)	24 (9.9)	22 (10.7)	2 (5.6)	0.6
Time since transplant (mo)	9.8 ± 5.3	9.7 ± 5.3	10.5 ± 5.2	0.43
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.45 ± 0.6	1.45 ± 0.57	1.44 ± 0.45	0.95
eGFR-MDRD (mL/min per 1.73 m2)	51.9 ± 17.2	51.9 ± 17.3	52.1 ± 17.2	0.97
Urine protein (mg/24 h)	309 (167-600)	325 (166-604)	290 (189-374)	0.76
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	209 ± 33	212 ± 34	194 ± 25	0.08
LDL (mg/dL)	107 ± 35	107 ± 37	103 ± 27	0.56
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	13.1 ± 1.7	13.1 ± 1.7	13.3 ± 1.7	0.61
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.56 ± 0.62	9.6 ± 0.7	9.5 ± 0.4	0.88
Phosphate (mg/dL)	3.06 ± 0.95	3.1 ± 0.9	2.7 ± 1.3	0.08
PTH (pg/mL)	118 ± 89	117 ± 88	127 ± 96	0.55
Glucose (mg/dL)	99 ± 27	98 ± 24	102 ± 39	0.44
CRP (mg/L)	0.8 (0.3-3)	0.8 (0.3-2.6)	0.8 (0.3-3)	0.78

Data are expressed as mean value and standard deviation, median value and interquartile range or absolute frequency and percentage as appropriate. Group A: Without MACE; Group B: With MACE. MACE: Major advance cardiac event; RTRs: Renal transplant recipients; BP: Blood pressure; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; MDRD: Modification of diet in renal disease; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; PTH: Parathyroid hormone.