Table 2.
Baseline parameters before each intervention in chronic kidney disease patients
|
Furosemide |
Furosemide + Albumin |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Weight (kgs) |
65.6 ± 11.4 |
65.7 ± 11.5 |
0.83 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) systolic |
131.2 ± 6.0 |
131.8 ± 6.5 |
0.27 |
| diastolic |
79.3 ± 5.3 |
79.9 ± 5.9 |
0.33 |
| Calculated GFR (mL/min/1.732) |
31.5 ± 14.6 |
30.5 ± 13.1 |
0.19 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) |
2.99 ± 0.30 |
2.97 ± 0.30 |
0.31 |
| 24-hr urine protein (g/d)† |
0.45 |
0.56 |
0.27†† |
| Urine volume at 6 hours (L) |
0.43 ± 0.32 |
0.40 ± 0.23 |
0.58 |
| Urine volume at 24 hours (L) |
1.95 ± 0.82 |
1.89 ± 0.59 |
0.62 |
| Urine sodium at 6 hours (mEq) |
17.4 ± 17.7 |
15.8 ± 13.6 |
0.32 |
| Urine sodium at 24 hours (mEq) |
81.5 ± 46.0 |
78.3 ± 39.2 |
0.52 |
| Urine potassium at 6 hours (mEq) |
6.89 ± 5.2 |
6.83 ± 3.99 |
0.94 |
| Urine potassium at 24 hours (mEq) | 37.9 ± 12.2 | 37.4 ± 13.3 | 0.87 |
† Median.
†† Evaluated by nonparametric test.
GFR = Glomerular filtration rate SD = standard deviation.