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. 2020 Aug 18;5(11):1945–1955. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.08.008

Table 3.

Main study outcomes

Variable na
Change from baseline
Analyses to determine impact of dietb
Standard Modified Standard Modified Estimatec P value 95% CI
Primary outcome
Serum phosphate, mg/dl, mean (SD) 38 34 –0.336 (1.536) –0.295 (1.456) 0.133 0.69 –0.537 0.803
Secondary outcomes
Total phosphorus intake, mg, mean (SD) 30 30 NA NA 77.5 0.343 –84.7 239.7
Phytate-bound phosphorus intake, mg, mean (SD) 30 30 NA NA 207.8 < 0.001 130.4 285.2
Fiber intake, g, mean (SD) 30 30 NA NA 4.65 < 0.003 1.68 7.61
Intact PTH, pg/ml, median (IQR)d 35 31 –3.9 (20.7) –0.7 (25.0) 0.995e 0.968 0.780 1.270
Exploratory endpoint
C-terminal FGF23, RU/ml, median (IQR)d 15 12 –50 (4065) –105 (2570) 0.98e 0.912 0.681 1.141
Safety endpoints
Serum potassium, mEq/l, mean (SD) 39 34 0.08 (0.60) 0.01 (0.69) –0.097 0.422 –0.335 0.142

CI, confidence interval; FGF fibroblast growth factor; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable; PTH, parathyroid hormone.

a

Number of complete data points available for analysis.

b

Serum phosphate and serum potassium were described by multiple linear regression of endpoint explained by covariates of baseline and diet. Intact PTH and FGF23 were described by multiple linear regression of log(endpoint) explained by covariates of log(baseline) and diet. Total phosphorus intake, phytate-bound intake, and fiber intake were described by simple linear regression of intake explained by diet.

c

The standard diet was set as the reference level for all linear models.

d

The variables intact PTH and FGF23 are displayed nonparametric distributions.

e

For log−log transformations, the estimated effect of a change in diet, from standard to modified, is to change intact PTH by a factor of 0.995 and FGF23 by a factor of 0.98, respectively.