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. 2017 Dec 5;13(1):36–44. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05440517

Table 3.

Effect of niacin on mineral metabolism parameters in CKD participants in the AIM-HIGH Trial (as treated analysis)

Variables Placebo Niacin P Value
Phosphate, mg/dl
 Baseline, n=132, mean±SD 3.5±0.5 3.4±0.6 0.52
 Year 1, n=132, mean±SD 3.4±0.6 3.4±0.6 0.60
 Year 3, n=132, mean±SD 3.6±0.5 3.3±0.5 <0.01
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −0.07 (−0.13 to −0.01) 0.02
Intact FGF23, pg/ml
 Baseline, n=136, median (IQR) 58 (55–90) 66 (51–88) 0.61
 Year 1, n=136, median (IQR) 72 (54–97) 68 (55–89) 0.39
 Year 3, n=136, median (IQR) 73 (54–96) 75 (57–103) 0.86
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) 0.55 (−5.17 to 6.27) 0.85
Calcium, mg/dl
 Baseline, n=127, mean±SD 9.6±0.5 9.7±0.6 0.36
 Year 1, n=127, mean±SD 9.6±0.5 9.6±0.5 0.55
 Year 3, n=127, mean±SD 9.6±0.5 9.7±0.6 0.67
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −0.02 (−0.07 to 0.05) 0.64
Intact PTH, pg/ml
 Baseline, n=135, median (IQR) 53 (39–80) 52 (40–78) 0.86
 Year 1, n=135, median (IQR) 52 (31–75) 44 (31–66) 0.20
 Year 3, n=135, median (IQR) 51 (34–79) 44 (35–71) 0.80
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −1.74 (−4.93 to 1.44) 0.28
25-Hydroxyvitamin D, ng/ml
 Baseline, n=122, mean±SD 25±9 25±9 0.70
 Year 1, n=122, mean±SD 25±9 24±9 0.50
 Year 3, n=122, mean±SD 29±10 29±10 0.34
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −0.73 (−1.73 to 0.27) 0.15
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D, ng/ml
 Baseline, n=122, mean±SD 32±11 34±12 0.25
 Year 1, n=122, mean±SD 33±11 32±10 0.64
 Year 3, n=122, mean±SD 33±12 33±13 0.90
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −0.46 (−1.84 to 0.91) 0.51
24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D, ng/ml
 Baseline, n=122, mean±SD 2.7±1.7 2.6±1.4 0.84
 Year 1, n=122, mean±SD 2.7±1.7 2.6±1.4 0.60
 Year 3, n=122, mean±SD 3.1±1.6 2.9±1.6 0.53
 Difference in slopes (95% CI) −0.05 (−0.20 to 0.11) 0.57

AIM-HIGH, Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglycerides: Impact on Global Health; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; FGF23, fibroblast growth factor 23; IQR, interquartile range; PTH, parathyroid hormone.