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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Aug 12;79(4):518–526. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.06.026

Table 4.

Exploratory Outcomes of Annual Changes in Height-Adjusted Total Kidney Volume and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

N Metformin Mean (SE) Placebo Mean (SE) p-Value
htTKV (full cohort; % change) 43 (21 M; 22 P) 3.45 (1.30) 3.15 (1.61) 0.88
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 43 (21 M; 22 P) −0.41 (1.81) −3.35 (1.70) 0.24
Participants with baseline TKV > 600 ml/m Treatment*Baseline htTKV Interaction
htTKV (% Change) 25 (13 M; 12 P) 1.79 (1.75) 4.73 (1.86) 0.26 0.35
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 25 (13 M; 12 P) −1.29 (2.44) −4.17 (1.96) 0.38 0.83
Participants with baseline TKV > 800 ml/m Treatment*Baseline htTKV Interaction
htTKV (% Change) 18 (11 M; 7 P) 0.81 (1.92) 5.86 (0.86) 0.03 0.22
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 18 (11M; 7 P) −3.00 (2.57) −3.86 (3.22) 0.84 0.24
Participants in Mayo Imaging Classes 1C, 1D and 1E Treatment*Baseline Mayo Class Interaction
htTKV (% Change) 26 (14 M; 12 P) 1.92 (1.62) 4.39 (2.43) 0.41 0.76
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 26 (14 M; 12 P) −1.57 (2.50) − 1.85 (2.35) 0.94 0.52

M= metformin; P= placebo. P-values are based on the two-sample t-test comparing changes in parameters between the 2 groups