Table 2.

End of treatment serum calcium × phosphorus product and lipids

Laboratory parameter	Sevelamer carbonate powder TID	Sevelamer hydrochloride tablets TID	P-value
Calcium × phosphorus product			0.749
(mmol2/L2) (mg2/dL2)
n	25	28
Mean ± SD	3.7 ± 1.1 (45.9 ± 13.8)	3.7 ± 0.8 (45.8 ± 10.0)
Median	3.8 (46.6)	3.8 (46.9)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) (mg/dL)			0.218
n	22	27
Mean ± SD	3.5 ± 0.7 (135.4 ± 26.9)	3.3 ± 0.8 (129.1 ± 31.6)
Median	132 (3.4)	127 (3.3)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) (mg/dL)			0.109
n	22	27
Mean ± SD	1.8 ± 0.5 (70.4 ± 18.3)	1.8 ± 0.7 (67.7 ± 25.4)
Median	67 (1.7)	65 (1.7)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) (mg/dL)			0.537
n	22	27
Mean ± SD	1.2 ± 0.5 (44.5 ± 17.7)	1.1 ± 0.4 (43.7 ± 13.9)
Median	43 (1.1)	42 (1.1)
Triglycerides (mmol/L) (mg/dL)			0.992
n	22	27
Mean ± SD	2.2 ± 1.6 (192.7 ± 139.6)	2.1 ± 1.5 (188.9 ± 131.9)
Median	144 (1.6)	142 (1.6)