Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

		Certoparin (n = 59)	Placebo (n = 58)
Age (years)	Mean ± SD	60.0 ± 10.0	57.5 ± 11.2
	Min	41	31
	Max	78	79
Gender (%)	Male	83.1	86.2
Race	Caucasean	52	51
	Black	5	7
	Hispanic	2	0
K+ at baseline (mmol/l)	Mean ± SD	4.2 ± 0.4	4.3 ± 0.4
	Min	3.4	3.5
	Max	5.4	5.0
Diabetes mellitus (%)		28.8	19.0
Blood urea (mmol/l)	Mean ± SD	16.5 ± 5.3	16.0 ± 5.6
	Min	7.0	7.0
	Max	31.0	37.0
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	Mean ± SD	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.3
	Min	0.7	0.7
	Max	1.6	2.0
eGFR (ml/min)	Mean ± SD	95.7 ± 35.5	97.5 ± 32.7
	Min	43.2	41.81
	Max	208.06	186.48