Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n = 42)

Age, years	68 ± 12.7
Diabetic nephropathy, %	9.5
eGFR0, ml/min/1.73 m2	27.5 ± 11.1
eGFR6, ml/min/1.73 m2	23.3 ± 10.8
%ΔeGFR/6m	13.8 ± 10.3
UPCR	1.13 ± 0.93
Serum albumin, g/dl	4.1 ± 0.4
Adjusted HCO−3, mEq/l	22.4 ± 2.9
aAG	9.48 ± 1.88

Values are means ± SD, unless otherwise specified.