Table 1. Mean serum creatinine level by study group at baseline .
Variable | Group | P value | |||
Saline normal
n = 75 Mean ± SD |
NAC
n = 75 Mean ± SD |
Total
n = 150 Mean ± SD |
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Gender | Female (n = 83) | 1.17±0.40 | 1.17±0.39 | 1.17±0.39 | 0.064 |
Male (n = 67) | 1.25±0.26 | 1.31±0.31 | 1.28±0.39 | ||
Hypertension | More than 140 mm Hg (n = 107) | 1.29±0.38 | 1.22±0.35 | 1.25±0.36 | 0.074 |
Lower than 139 (n = 43) | 1.05±0.20 | 1.27±0.42 | 1.13±0.31 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | Yes (n = 109) | 1.21±0.35 | 1.17±0.35 | 1.19±0.35 | 0.151 |
No (n = 41) | 1.20±0.31 | 1.33±0.37 | 1.28±0.35 | ||
ARB receivers | Yes (n = 15) | 1.37±0.18 | 1.28±0.39 | 1.30±0.35 | 0.32 |
No (n = 135) | 1.20±0.35 | 1.22±0.36 | 1.21±0.35 | ||
ACE receivers | Yes (n = 79) | 1.19±0.25 | 1.22±0.34 | 1.20±0.29 | 0.613 |
No (n = 71) | 1.23±0.48 | 1.23±0.38 | 1.23±0.49 | ||
Mean | 1.20±0.34 | 1.23±0.36 | - | 0.71 |