Table 2.

Renal function and serum electrolytes

Characteristics and month	CSA patients, mean ± SD	TAC patients, mean ± SD	P-value
eGFR, mL/minute/1.73 m2
Baseline	82.13±30.72	70.75±39.77	ns
6	60.89±24.14*	55.46±23.10*	ns
12	59.48±23.18*	60.91±25.17*	ns
24	61.28±25.04*	57.61±24.92*	ns
Serum creatinine, mg/dL
Baseline	1.12±0.53	1.47±0.94	0.0066
6	1.47±0.59*	1.65±1.01†	ns
12	1.46±0.47*	1.48±0.83†	ns
24	1.42±0.44*	1.67±1.30†	ns
Serum sodium, mmol/L
Baseline	136.65±3.86	137.72±3.43	ns
6	138.82±3.75*	137.99±3.90†	ns
12	138.84±2.94*	139.31±2.94*	ns
24	138.60±3.47*	139.18±2.80*	ns
Serum potassium, mmol/L
Baseline	4.23±0.50	4.27±0.54	ns
6	4.05±0.42*	4.05±0.46*	ns
12	4.28±0.41†	4.34±0.53†	ns
24	4.28±0.36†	4.36±0.54†	ns

Notes:

^*P<0.05 vs baseline, statistically significant

^†P<0.05 vs baseline, ns.

Abbreviations: CSA, cyclosporine A; SD, standard deviation; TAC, tacrolimus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ns, not statistically significant.