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. 2009 Dec;4(12):1974–1979. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02360409

Table 2.

Serum and urine parameters at baseline and after at least 12 mo of follow-up

Parameter Group A
Group B
Baseline Follow-up Evaluation Baseline Follow-up Evaluation
Serum
    creatinine clearance (ml/min) 123 ± 41 134 ± 56 126 ± 14 128 ± 36
    calcium (mg/dl) 9.08 ± 0.31 9.21 ± 0.40 9.32 ± 0.24 9.29 ± 0.41
    phosphorus (mg/dl) 2.75 ± 0.33 3.49 ± 0.22b 2.93 ± 0.38 2.85 ± 0.43
    magnesium (mmol/L) 0.88 ± 0.09 0.91 ± 0.11 0.86 ± 0.12 0.89 ± 0.14
    potassium (mEq/L) 3.50 ± 0.32 4.29 ± 0.39b 3.42 ± 0.49 3.64 ± 0.29
    chloride (mEq/L) 105 ± 4 102 ± 3b 106 ± 4 104 ± 5
    osmolarity (mOsm/L) 281 ± 9 286 ± 10 284 ± 9 285 ± 8
    PTH (pmol/L) 4.13 ± 1.98 4.07 ± 1.77 4.48 ± 1.66 4.67 ± 1.90
    25(OH)D3 (nmol/L) 73.4 ± 17.3 71.0 ± 13.2 69.4 ± 23.7 73.0 ± 19.1
24-h urine
    volume (ml) 2150 ± 231 2319 ± 401b 1950 ± 279 2245 ± 251a
    calcium (mg) 359 ± 110 192 ± 97d 333 ± 98 311 ± 76
    phosphorus (mg) 975 ± 61 706 ± 78d 1023 ± 84 893 ± 68c
    calcium/creatinine (mg/mg) 0.23 ± 0.15 0.15 ± 0.10d 0.24 ± 0.17 0.21 ± 0.13
    sodium (mEq) 212 ± 49 177 ± 65d 207 ± 53 165 ± 71
    potassium (mEq) 63 ± 24 89 ± 28d 66 ± 28 75 ± 21
    chloride (mEq) 158 ± 69 164 ± 57 163 ± 58 168 ± 44
    Na/K 3.41 ± 0.64 2.13 ± 0.55d 3.19 ± 0.56 2.29 ± 0.41d
    pH 6.44 ± 0.33 6.91 ± 0.52d 6.23 ± 0.39 6.31 ± 0.30
    anion gap (mEq/L) +55 ± 19 +43 ± 22c +57 ± 18 +35 ± 21a
    citrate (mg) 288 ± 65 553 ± 44d 267 ± 55 287 ± 39
    oxalate (mg) 41 ± 23 35 ± 12 39 ± 26 38 ± 23

Data are mean ± SD. Group A, patients who had MSK with PSRF and were on citrate; group B, patients who had MSK with PSRF and were not on citrate.

Statistical significance versus the respective baseline (aP < 0.05, bP < 0.005, cP < 0.001, dP = 0.000).