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. 2017 Aug 12;3(1):73–80. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.08.003

Table 1.

Baseline demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of ESRD patients

Parameter Multiple dose (100 mg t.i.d.)
Before meal (n = 9) After meal (n = 10) Total (n = 19)
Demographic and clinical characteristics
Age, yr
 Mean ± SD 60.7 ± 10.0 62.2 ± 8.9 61.5 ± 9.2
 Range 47–73 44–73 44–73
Sex, male, n (%) 4 (44.4) 5 (50.0) 9 (47.4)
Primary CKD disease
 Chronic glomerulonephritis 4 (44.4) 4 (40.0) 8 (42.1)
 Diabetic nephropathy 2 (22.2) 4 (40.0) 6 (31.6)
 Chronic pyelonephritis 0 0 0
 Polycystic kidney disease 2 (22.2) 0 2 (10.5)
 Nephrosclerosis 0 1 (10.0) 1 (5.3)
 Other 1 (11.1) 1 (10.0) 1 (10.5)
Before meal (n = 8) After meal (n = 9) Total (n = 17)
Biochemical pharmacodynamic parameters
Serum phosphate at day 1 (mg/dl) 8.33 ± 1.34 7.69 ± 1.27 7.99 ± 1.31
Corrected serum Ca at day 1 (mg/dl) 8.85 ± 0.84 8.72 ± 0.71 8.78 ± 0.75
Serum intact PTH at day 1 (pg/ml) 323.1±132.7 373.7 ± 205.1 349.9 ± 171.5
 Median 304.0 441.0 321.0
Serum FGF23 at day 1 (pg/ml) 22,828 ± 29,562 15,180 ± 12,073 18,779 ± 21,695
 Median 9870.00 17,200.00 12,100.00

Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Ca, calcium; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; FGF23, fibroblast growth factor−23; PTH, parathyroid hormone; t.i.d., 3 times daily.