Table 3.
Normal range | Placebo (n = 37) | ch-OSA | ||||||||
3 mg Si (n = 33) | 6 mg Si (n = 33) | 12 mg Si (n = 33) | ||||||||
LL | UL | Baseline | T12 | Baseline | T12 | Baseline | T12 | Baseline | T12 | |
Urine analysis* | ||||||||||
Glucose* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Proteins* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Ketons* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bilirubine* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Urobilinogene* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Blood* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Nitrite* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Leucocyte esterase* | 16 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||
pH | 4,6 | 8 | 6,49 ± 0,90 | 6,28 ± 0,71 | 6,08 ± 0,89 | 5,83 ± 0,51 | 6,20 ± 0,76 | 6,36 ± 0,84 | 6,00 ± 0,65 | 5,98 ± 0,66 |
Urea/creatinine | 13,5 | 32 | 24,15 ± 7,16 | 26,41 ± 7,81 | 24,03 ± 8,22 | 24,24 ± 9,48 | 24,69 ± 6,01 | 24,76 ± 8,32 | 23,58 ± 7,08 | 22,13 ± 7,34 |
Creatinine (g/L) | 0,60 | 1,80 | 0,63 ± 0,36 | 0,63 ± 0,41 | 0,63 ± 0,39 | 0,77 ± 0,45 (a) | 0,50 ± 0,29 | 0,63 ± 0,42 | 0,66 ± 0,62 | 0,76 ± 0,63 |
Uric acid/creatinine | 0,23 | 0,68 | 0,49 ± 0,20 | 0,47 ± 0,20 | 0,45 ± 0,19 | 0,39 ± 0,21 | 0,50 ± 0,21 | 0,43 ± 0,18 | 0,48 ± 0,25 | 0,42 ± 0,21 |
Sodium/creatinine (mmol/g) | 90 | 200 | 166,09 ± 68,78 | 168,15 ± 99,21 | 178,37 ± 109,89 | 165,28 ± 157,62 | 171,38 ± 111,23 | 162,55 ± 100,52 | 144,02 ± 85,53 | 118,99 ± 85,45 |
Potassium/creatinine (mmol/g) | 22,7 | 113,6 | 78,17 ± 40,39 | 66,96 ± 33,02 | 67,20 ± 43,67 | 54,49 ± 27,96 | 73,13 ± 46,85 | 66,05 ± 33,25 | 66,44 ± 28,54 | 57,37 ± 27,89 |
Calcium/creatinine (mg/g) | 45 | 273 | 169,18 ± 85,86 | 239,76 ± 130,58 (a) | 195,61 ± 114,65 | 268,46 ± 160,38 (a) | 240,19 ± 136,88 | 261,81 ± 135,76 | 198,32 ± 101,83 | 190,55 ± 113,90 |
Phosphorus/creatinine | 0,36 | 1,18 | 0,96 ± 0,31 | 0,90 ± 0,29 | 0,96 ± 0,32 | 0,82 ± 0,31(a) | 0,93 ± 0,29 | 0,81 ± 0,36 | 0,99 ± 0,26 | 0,77 ± 0,26 (a) |
Magnesium/creatinine (mg/g) | 64 | 109 | 117,32 ± 51,29 | 125,79 ± 44,99 | 118,73 ± 57,22 | 119,54 ± 50,40 | 131,46 ± 46,21 | 125,54 ± 54,17 | 132,52 ± 65,26 | 110,76 ± 69,66 |
Baseline urinary biochemical safety parameters and after 12 months treatment with placebo (Ca/vit D) and three different ch-OSA doses (Si + Ca/vit D; Si: 3, 6, 12 mg/day), mean ± SD. LL: Lower limit; UL: Upper limit; * number of patients with parameter present in urine; (a) p < 0.05 versus baseline (two-tailed t-test).