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. 2016 Jul 8;17:70. doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0288-5

Table 3.

Plasma markers of kidney function and urine markers of compliance, N = 159

Mean (95 % Confidence Interval) change from baseline by diet
High carbohydrate, high glycemic index diet High carbohydrate, low glycemic index diet Low carbohydrate, high glycemic index diet Low carbohydrate, low glycemic index diet
Baseline Mean (SD) Difference, 95 % CI P Difference, 95 % CI P Difference, 95 % CI P Difference, 95 % CI P
Cystatin C, mg/L 0.8 (0.1) 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) 0.04 −0.01 (−0.02, 0.00) 0.13 −0.02 (−0.03,–0.01) 0.001 −0.03 (−0.04,–0.03) <0.001
B2-microglobulin, mg/L 1.9 (0.4) 0.04 (−0.01, 0.08) 0.10 0.00 (−0.04, 0.03) 0.86 −0.04 (−0.07, 0.00) 0.06 −0.05 (−0.09,–0.02) 0.002
Creatinine, mg/dL 0.8 (0.2) −0.01 (−0.02, 0.00) 0.15 −0.01 (−0.03, 0.00) 0.14 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03) 0.21 −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01) 0.25
eGFRcys, mL/min/1.73 m2 104.2 (16.0) −1.19 (−2.19,–0.18) 0.02 0.71 (−0.20, 1.63) 0.13 1.78 (0.67, 2.90) 0.002 3.28 (2.32, 4.24) <0.001
eGFRcreat, mL/min/1.73 m2 100.1 (16.4) 0.60 (−0.71, 1.91) 0.37 0.83 (−0.57, 2.23) 0.24 −0.87 (−2.44, 0.69) 0.27 0.67 (−0.82, 2.15) 0.38
Urine nitrogen, mg/d 10116.4 (4767.7) −13.0 (−769.4, 743.5) 0.97 257.8 (−500.7, 1016.2) 0.51 3734.9 (2821.3, 4648.4) <0.001 3852.6 (2946.7, 4758.5) <0.001
Urine creatinine, mg/d 1463.9 (592.7) −71.2 (−160.0, 17.7) 0.12 −117.3 (−204.6, −30.0) 0.01 37.5 (−59.4, 134.4) 0.45 −9.3 (−109.0, 90.3) 0.86
Urine sodium, mmol/d 152.9 (77.7) −31.4 (−44.1, −18.7) <0.001 −38.6 (−51.3, −25.9) <0.001 −29.5 (−41.6, −17.5) <0.001 −35.5 (−48.9, −22.1) <0.001
Urine potassium, mmol/d 56.9 (26.2) 19.8 (14.6, 24.9) <0.001 19.7 (14.6, 24.8) <0.001 19.3 (14.3, 24.2) <0.001 16.9 (11.0, 22.7) <0.001

Note: eGFRcys represents cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate; eGFRcreat represents creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate