Table 2.
Vital signs and laboratory results at baseline and after follow-up
| Baseline | After follow up | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | ± | SD | Mean | ± | SD | ||
| Vital signs (n = 36) | |||||||
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 123.0 | ± | 14.9 | 125.9 | ± | 14.4 | every 2 weeks |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 65.4 | ± | 10.9 | 67.8 | ± | 11.2 | every 2 weeks |
| Pulse (/min) | 69.1 | ± | 15.3 | 68.7 | ± | 13.0 | every 2 weeks |
| Hematological test (n = 36) | |||||||
| WBC (102/mL) | 59.7 | ± | 18.2 | 60.2 | ± | 15.0 | once a month |
| RBC (104/mL) | 445.0 | ± | 34.2 | 446.5 | ± | 40.4 | once a month |
| Hg (g/dL) | 13.2 | ± | 1.2 | 13.1 | ± | 1.5 | once a month |
| Ht (%) | 39.6 | ± | 3.2 | 39.2 | ± | 3.7 | once a month |
| Plt (104/mL) | 23.0 | ± | 6.0 | 23.4 | ± | 6.7 | once a month |
| Blood chemistry test (n = 36) | |||||||
| TP (g/dL) | 7.1 | ± | 0.4 | 7.1 | ± | 0.4 | once a month |
| Alb (g/dL) | 4.4 | ± | 0.2 | 4.3 | ± | 0.2 | once a month |
| T-Bil (mg/dL) | 0.5 | ± | 0.2 | 0.5 | ± | 0.3 | once a month |
| ALP (U/L) | 261.4 | ± | 155.1 | 239.8 | ± | 72.2 | once a month |
| AST (U/L) | 22.9 | ± | 10.4 | 24.5 | ± | 8.2 | once a month |
| ALT (U/L) | 18.0 | ± | 17.8 | 19.7 | ± | 12.0 | once a month |
| y-GTP (U/L) | 29.9 | ± | 25.5 | 37.2 | ± | 29.5 | once a month |
| T-Cho (mg/dL) | 197.3 | ± | 39.0 | 198.4 | ± | 37.7 | once a month |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 72.7 | ± | 14.2 | 74.9 | ± | 14.2 | once a month |
| TG (mg/dL) | 100.4 | ± | 65.4 | 108.5 | ± | 48.7 | once a month |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 111.4 | ± | 31.6 | 116.0 | ± | 31.5 | once a month |
| LDH (U/L) | 208.8 | ± | 53.0 | 233.0 | ± | 67.6 | once a month |
| CK (U/L) | 103.4 | ± | 49.0 | 107.9 | ± | 50.3 | once a month |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 12.3 | ± | 3.6 | 14.8 | ± | 12.3 | once a month |
| UA (mg/dL) | 4.7 | ± | 1.3 | 4.8 | ± | 0.9 | once a month |
| Cre (mg/dL) | 0.71 | ± | 0.13 | 0.92 | ± | 1.19 | once a month |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 83.5 | ± | 28.6 | 82.6 | ± | 29.4 | once a month |
| Na (mEq/L) | 141.0 | ± | 2.0 | 140.8 | ± | 2.0 | once a month |
| Cl (mEq/L) | 105.0 | ± | 2.3 | 105.7 | ± | 1.5 | once a month |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.2 | ± | 0.3 | 4.4 | ± | 0.4 | once a month |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.30 | ± | 1.17 | 0.42 | ± | 1.54 | once a month |
| hs-Trop I (pg/mL) | 56.9 | ± | 116.8 | 58.0 | ± | 89.6 | once a month |
| BNP (mg/dL) | 86.3 | ± | 149.4 | 62.2 | ± | 72.8 | once a month |
| β2-MG (mg/L) | 1.37 | ± | 0.35 | 1.78 | ± | 1.98 | once a month |
| Cystatin C (mg/L) | 0.67 | ± | 0.11 | 0.94 | ± | 0.90 | once a month |
| FT3 (pg/mL) | 2.79 | ± | 0.38 | 2.94 | ± | 0.35 | every 6 months |
| FT4 (ng/dL) | 1.07 | ± | 0.14 | 1.00 | ± | 0.15 | every 6 months |
| TSH (mg/dL) | 1.64 | ± | 0.90 | 1.60 | ± | 0.82 | every 6 months |
| Urinalysis (n = 36) | |||||||
| UP/Cr ratio | 0.19 | ± | 0.27 | 0.39 | ± | 0.72 | once a month |
| NAG (U/L) | 4.5 | ± | 3.0 | 3.8 | ± | 2.4 | once a month |
| anti-αGal Ab (n = 36) | negative (n = 36) | negative (n = 35) | every 6 or 12 months | ||||
| positive (n = 0) | positive (n = 1) | ||||||