Table 3.

Changes of important parameters after phosphate binding with sevelamer and calcium acetate over 8 wk

	Sevelamer	Calcium Acetate	P
Fetuin-A (g/L)	0.07 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.03	<0.001
FMD (%)	1.1 ± 0.9	0.01 ± 0.55	<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)	−4 (−11 to 0)	−1 (−13 to 6)	0.002
iPTH (pg/ml)	9.8 ± 23.2	33.2 ± 33.3	0.003
Serum Ca (mg/dl)	−0.06 ± 0.58	0.17 ± 0.56	NS
Serum PO4 (mg/dl)	−1.9 ± 0.8	−1.8 ± 0.7	NS
Ca × PO4 product	−15.6 ± 8.8	−13.2 ± 7.7	NS