Table 2.

Changes in blood pressure and laboratory data

Parameters	Baseline N=24	Posttreatment N=24	Change	P values
SBP, mmHg	109.67±1.75	108.08±1.58	−1.58±1.91	0.1946
DBP, mmHg	59.54±1.84	62.00±1.55	2.46±2.15	0.2480
Serum Na, mEq/L	139.83±0.29	140.42±0.31	0.58±0.33	0.0720
Serum K, mEq/	4.19±0.08	3.97±0.05	−0.22±0.10	0.0584
PRA, ng/ml/h	2.73±0.30	18.18±4.01	15.45±4.03	< 0.0001*
UPro/UCre, g/g	0.47±0.06	0.05±0.01	−0.42±0.06	< 0.0001*
CCr, ml/min	108.33±3.10	113.97±4.70	5.63±6.13	0.2626
Cystatin C, mg/L	0.76±0.02 0	0.74±0.02	−0.02±0.01	0.1777

SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, Na sodium, PRA plasma renin activity, UPro/UCre urinary protein-creatinine ratio, CCr creatinine clearance

^*P<0.05