Research Article
Findings of Cardiovascular Workup of Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Study of a Single-Center in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Characteristics and CV risk factors of KTRs.
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| | Age (mean ± SD years) | 43.1 ± 15.9 | | Age ≥30 years | 190 (74.8%) | | Age <30 years | 64 (25.2%) | | Gender | | Female | 113 (44.5%) | | Male | 141 (55.5%) | | Type of dialysis | | Hemodialysis | 199 (78.3%) | | Peritoneal dialysis | 30 (11.8%) | | Preemptive KTx | 25 (9.8%) | | Type of hemodialysis access | | Arteriovenous fistula | 84 (33.1%) | | Permcath | 170 (66.9%) | | Type of transplant | | Deceased donor | 52 (20.5%) | | Living donor | 202 (79.5%) | | Hypertension | 194 (76.4%) | | Diabetes (DM) | 103 (40.6%) | | DM type 1 | 26 (25.2) | | DM type 2 | 77 (74.7%) | | Hyperlipidemia (LDL >2.6 mmol/L) | 102 (40.2%) | | Smoking | 23 (9.1%) | | Coronary artery disease | 32 (12.6%) | | Peripheral vascular disease | 7 (2.8%) | | Cerebral vascular disease | 6 (2.4%) | | Dialysis vintage (mean ± SD years) | 3.1 ± 3 | | Deceased donor KTx | 4.8 ± 3.3 | | Living donor KTx | 2.4 ± 2.6 | | Dialysis vintage >2 years | 104 (40.9%) | | Body mass index (BMI) | 25.4 ± 5.7 | | Underweight | 27 (10.7%) | | Normal weight | 93 (36.6%) | | Overweight | 73 (28.7%) | | Obesity stage 1 | 50 (19.7%) | | Obesity stage 2 | 10 (4%) | | Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 138.7 ± 21.8 | | Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) | 77.8 ± 14.9 | | Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP >140/90) | 133 (52.4%) | | Parathyroid hormone (PTH) (NL: 12.75 pmol/L) | 67.8 ± 54.7 | | Hemoglobin (Hgb) (g/L) | 114.3 ± 17.3 | | Anemia (Hgb <130 g/L in men and 120 g/L in women) | 172 (67.7%) |
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