Research Article

Investigation of the Role of Oxidative Stress and Factors Associated with Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Patients after Heart Transplantation

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of the study population divided into CAV 1 vs. CAV 2/3 groups.

ParameterPatients CAV 1,
Patients CAV 2/3,

Donor data
 Age (years)31.00 (22.00-3700)35.00 (23.50-41.00)0.735
 Male (%)51 (73.9)23 (82.1)0.506
Recipient data at the time of study inclusion
 Age (years)62.00 (53.00-67.00)60.00 (55.5-67.50)0.820
 Male (%)51 (73.9)23 (82.1)0.506
 Hypertension (%)48 (69.6)22 (78.6)0.657
 Type 2 DM (%)47 (68.1)16 (57.1)0.406
 Hypercholesterolemia (%)52 (75.4)20 (71.4)0.001
 BMI (kg/m2)27.00 (25.00-30.00)27.00 (24.5-30.0)0.940
 Hemoglobin (mmol/L)8.40 (7.80-9.20)8.95 (7.95-9.45)0.366
 Leukocyte count (×109/L)6.42 (5.55-7.56)6.30 (5.19-7.77)0.811
 ESR (mm/h)22.00 (12.00-42.00)30.0 (10.50–46.00)0.574
 hs-CRP (mg/dL)5.65 (4.50-6.90)6.48 (5.26-7.80)0.163
 INR0.99 (0.95-1.05)0.99 (0.95-1.05)0.883
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL)396.00 (339.00-469.00)398.5 (321.0-476.50)0.735
 Creatinine (μmol/L)114.00 (99.00-145.00)122.50 (95.00-148.00)0.793
 Bilirubin (μmol/L)10.30 (7.40-14.80)10.85 (6.75-12.75)0.491
 Urea (mmol/L)9.20 (7.20-11.40)8.35 (6.75-12.75)0.486
 Uric acid (μmol/L)413.00 (356.00–484.00)389 (318.50-467.00)0.320
 Albumin (g/L)45.00 (43.00-47.00)43.00 (42.00-45.00)0.03
 HbA1c (%)6.00 (5.50-6.40)6.10 (5.50-6.75)0.466
 Sodium (mmol/L)141.00 (139.00-142.00)141.50 (140.00-142.00)0.410
 AST (U/L)22.00 (18.00-26.00)24.00 (18.00-29.00)0.370
 ALT (U/L)17.00 (15.00-26.00)22.50 (15.50-28.50)0.200
 ALP (U/L)88.00 (71.00-109.00)95.00 (78.00-119.00)0.153
 GGTP (U/L)42.00 (25.00-75.00)37.00 (25.50–68.50)0.741
 Cholesterol (mmol/L)4.71 (3.91-5.75)5.00 (4.26-5.56)0.458
 Triglyceride (mmol/L)1.45 (1.17-2.20)1.42 (1.04-1.96)0.458
 LDL (mmol/L)2.52 (2.07-3.44)2.93 (2.20-3.58)0.496
 HDL (mmol/L)1.34 (1.08-1.68)1.39 (1.06-1.63)0.524
 TAC (mmol/L)0.99 (0.90-1.05)0.98 (0.91-1.10)0.856
 TOS (μmol/L)5.32 (4.54-6.50)5.54 (4.48-6.65)0.889
 OSI5.47 (4.64-6.63)5.43 (4.41-6.96)0.921
 LVEF (%)55.00 (51.00-57.00)55.00 (52.50-58.00)0.498
 M. mofetil+tacrolimus (%)49 (71)21 (75.0)0.742
 M. mofetil %+cyclosporine (%)20 (29.0)7 (25.00)0.742
 Statin (%)46 (66.7)17 (60.7)0.020
 Antioxidant supplement (%)8 (11.6)5 (17.9)0.541

Abbreviations: see Table 1.