Table 1 Demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters of 76 heart transplanted patients divided in two groups receiving either tacrolimus or cyclosporin A as basic immunosuppressive drug

Age

57 ± 11.5

57 ± 10.8

n.s.

Male/female (n)

20/5

42/9

n.s.

BMI

26.0 ± 4.3

27.3 ± 7.2

n.s.

SGOT (< 40 U/l)

21.7 ± 7.9

21.3 ± 8.5

n.s.

SGPT (< 45 U/l)

18.4 ± 8.0

17.1 ± 8.4

n.s

AP (< 135 U/l)

73.7 ± 15.5

87.7 ± 25.6

n.s

g-GT (< 55 U/l)

42.3 ± 40.3

49.7 ± 45.1

n.s

Bilirubine (< 1.0 mg/dl)

0.67 ± 0.29

0.88 ± 0.54

n.s

Diabetes mellitus (n)

8

8

n.s

Hyperlipidaemia (n)

11

34

n.s