Table 2.
Blood and urinary testsa
| Test | Value | N |
|---|---|---|
| Blood tests | ||
| cholesterol (mg/dl; mean ± SD) | 204 ± 64 | 69 |
| triglycerides (mg/dl; mean ± SD) | 109 ± 56 | 69 |
| total proteins (g/dl; mean ± SD) | 7.05 ± 0.54 | 71 |
| albumin (g/dl; mean ± SD) | 4.04 ± 0.69 | 71 |
| Mg (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 0.97 ± 0.43 | 31 |
| Ca (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 2.32 ± 0.09 | 67 |
| P (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 1.39 ± 0.23 | 67 |
| Na (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 139.8 ± 1.8 | 71 |
| K (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 4.3 ± 0.2 | 71 |
| uric acid (mg/dl; mean ± SD) | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 65 |
| CRP (mg/dl; median [range]) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.7) | 55 |
| glucose (mg/dl; mean ± SD) | 85.5 ± 7.5 | 66 |
| RBC (×1,000,000; mean ± SD) | 4.54 ± 0.73 | 71 |
| hemoglobin (g/dl; mean ± SD) | 13.0 ± 1.2 | 71 |
| hematocrit (%; mean ± SD) | 36.6 ± 4.2 | 71 |
| WBC (×1000; mean ± SD) | 8.47 ± 2.51 | 71 |
| platelets (×100,000; mean ± SD) | 3.23 ± 0.81 | 71 |
| Creatinine clearance (Shwartz) | ||
| baseline (before CsA; ml/min per 1.73 m2; mean ± SD) | 121.4 ± 21.6 | 53 |
| 1 yr after CsA (% from baseline; mean ± SD) | −10.2 ± 15.5 | 53 |
| at biopsy (mean ± SD) | −7.3 ± 22.4 | 71 |
| Urine | ||
| protein-creatinine ratio (mg:mg; median [range]) | 0.09 (0.00 to 0.70) | 65 |
| specific gravity (mean ± SD) | 1.020 ± 0.004 | 69 |
| pH (mean ± SD) | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 69 |
a
Data refer to the 2 yr before each biopsy. See text for details. CRP, C-reactive protein; RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells.