Table 2

Impaired glucose tests in HD and RT recipients have higher values of serum triglyceride, serum cholesterol and cyclosporine concentration than patients with normal glucose tolerance tests.


no. of cases
Serum Triglyceride(mg/dl)
Serum Cholesterol(mg/dl)
HbA1c (gr/l)
Cyclosporine (mg/dl)

RT recipients with IGTT
4
231.4 ± 150
308.4 ± 24.4
7.34 ± 0.26
320.4 ± 36.6
RT Recipients With normal GTT
51
201 ± 75
248.7 ± 55.6
6.2 ± 0.6
295.1 ± 29


P = 0.59
P = 0.02
P = 0.001
P = 0.2
HD patients with IGTT
12
272.1 ± 41.3
201.1 ± 39
7 ± 1

HD patients with normal GTT
43
195.9 ± 45
198.5 ± 36.8
5.9 ± 0.7



P = 0.001
P = 0.87
P = 0.007

Controls
55
100.2 ± 18
190.5 ± 34
5.7 ± 0.7


Argani et al. BMC Nephrology 2004 5:11   doi:10.1186/1471-2369-5-11