Table 2. Differences of clinical and laboratory parameters between baseline and follow up visit in regressors and non-regressors.
| Regressors | Non-regressors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | FU visit | P | Baseline | FU visit | P | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 134±17 | 133±15 | 0.399 | 137±18 # | 134±17 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78±11 | 77±9 | 0.187 | 80±11 § | 78±10 | 0.0002 |
| eGFR(ml/min/1.73m 2) | 38±12 | 45±16 | - | 35±12 # | 28±12* | - |
| Proteinuria(g/24 h) | 0.3(0.1–0.7) | 0.4(0.1–0.8) | 0.023 | 0.6 (0.2–1.4)* | 0.5(0.2–1.1)* | 0.004 |
| Serum Albumin (g/dl) | 4.1±0.5 | 4.1±0.5 | 0.802 | 4.0±0.5 # | 4.0±0.5 § | 0.936 |
| Phosphate(mg/dl) | 3.7±0.8 | 3.7±0.9 | 0.197 | 3.7±0.7 | 3.9±0.9 § | <0.0001 |
| Uric Acid (mg/dl) | 6.5±1.8 | 6.5±1.8 | 0.817 | 6.3±1.7 | 6.4±1.7 | 0.222 |
| Hemoglobin(g/dl) | 13.1±1.8 | 13.0±1.8 | 0.488 | 12.9±1.7 | 12.6±1.7* | <0.0001 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 193±40 | 184±39 | 0.002 | 194±42 | 185±44 | <0.0001 |
*P<0.0001 vs. regressors;
# p<0.001 vs. regressors;
§p<0.05 vs. regressors.
Abbreviations: FU: Follow up; eGFR, glomerular filtration rate estimated by the 4-variable MDRD equation; BP, blood pressure.