Table 4.
Laboratory data
| Day 0 | Day 5 | Day 10 | Day 15 | Day 20 | SF versus HPF p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUN (mg/dl) | ||||||
| SF | 12 [10–15] | 17 [13–26] | 20 [17–30] | 25 [17–35] | 24 [18–47] | 0.51 |
| HPF | 13 [11–17] | 18 [12–22] | 23 [19–29] | 20 [16–24] | 30 [23–37] | |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | ||||||
| SF | 0.8 [0.7–1] | 0.6 [0.5–0.8] | 0.6 [0.5–0.8] | 0.6 [0.5–0.7] | 0.6 [0.5–1.6] | 0.46 |
| HPF | 1 [0.6–1.2] | 0.7 [0.5–0.8] | 0.6 [0.5–0.7] | 0.6 [0.4–0.7] | 0.7 [0.5–0.8] | |
| Phosphate (mg/dl) | ||||||
| SF | 2.7 [2–3.5] | 2.9 [2.3–3.4] | 3 [2.5–3.3] | 3.5 [2.7–3.8] | 3.5 [2.8–4.1] | 0.41 |
| HPF | 3.1 [2.5–4] | 2.9 [2.1–3.6] | 3.5 [2.5–4] | 3.4 [2.6–4.1] | 3.6 [3.3–4] | |
| Proteins (g/L) | ||||||
| SF | 4.7 [3.9–6.1] | 5.2 [4.7–5.6] | 5.8 [5.2–6.3] | 6.1 [5.3–6.5] | 5.8 [5.2–6.4] | 0.07 |
| HPF | 5.3 [5–5.7] | 5.4 [5, 6] | 5.8 [5.2–6.6] | 6.4 [5.7–7.3] | 7.3 [5.6–8.3] | |
| Albumin (g/L) | ||||||
| SF | 2.9 [2.4–3.4]* | 2.6 [2.2–2.9] | 2.6 [2.1–2.9] | 2.8 [2.3–3] | 2.5 [2.1–2.9]* | 0.03 |
| HPF | 3.3 [3–3.6]* | 2.7 [2.5–3.1] | 2.7 [2.3–3.1] | 3 [2.8–3.3] | 3.1 [2.6–3.7]* | |
Data expressed ad median [interquartile range]
The overall p value refers to the comparison between the whole time series of changes SF versus HPF
* p < 0.05 for the comparison of SF versus HPF at each time point
See abbreviations in the text