Table 2.

Changes in anthropometrics, hormones, and hematocrit

	Baseline value	Change at ST*		Change at ET*		Change at FU†
Parameter	Mean (SD)	Mean (95% CI)	P value	Mean (95% CI)	P value	Mean (95% CI)	P value
Body weight (kg)	98.7 (15.9)	−0.8 (−1.2, 0.5)	<0.01	−1.8 (−2.5, −1.1)	<0.01	0.4 (0.0, 0.9)	0.068
Urinary aldosterone (μg/24-h)	14.0 (11.4)	3.6 (2.2, 5.1)	<0.01	0.8 (−2.4, 3.9)	0.60	−0.5 (−2.8, −1.8)	0.64
NT-proBNP (pmol/L)	3.5 (2.6)	−0.4 (−2.0, 1.2)	0.62	1.0 (−1.2, 3.3)	0.32	2.3 (−0.5, 5.1)	0.096
BNP (pg/mL)	20.0 (10.7)	−2.1 (−8.0, 3.8)	0.46	3.6 (−6.2, 13.4)	0.44	12.4 (3.6, 21.2)	0.010
Hematocrit (L/L)	0.4 (0.0)	−0.001 (−0.009, 0.006)	0.67	−0.009 (−0.02, 0.001)	0.08	−0.011 (−0.019, −0.003)	0.013

^*Compared with baseline.

^†Compared with ET.