Fig. 3

The effects of sex and CKD on echocardiographic parameters and blood pressure. A Representative M-mode images; B anterior wall thicknesses in systole (AWTs); C anterior wall thicknesses in diastole (AWTd); D mean arterial blood pressure (MAP); E ejection fraction (EF); F E/e′ ratio; G isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT) measured at week 9. Values are means ± SEM, n = 10–15 for echocardiography (sham male: n = 15, CKD male: n = 11, sham female: n = 10, and CKD female: n = 13) and n = 6–11 for blood pressure measurement (sham male: n = 10, CKD male: n = 11, sham female: n = 6, and CKD female: n = 8), *p < 0.05, CKD vs. sham-operated groups, #p < 0.05, females vs. males p-values refer to two-way ANOVA (Holm–Sidak post hoc test)