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        | Variables | Month 0 | Month 6 | P value |  
        | BUN (mg/dl) | 45.1  ±  12.3 | 49.8 ± 20.2 |  |  
        | Albumin (g/dl) | 3.5  ±  0.47 | 3.2  ±  0.79 | 0.04 |  
        | Prealbumin | 30.7  ±  5.5 | 29.9  ±  3.79 |  |  
        | Transferrin (mg/dl) | 195  ±  50 | 192  ± 49.9 |  |  
        | Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.2  ±  0.85 | 8.7  ± 1.16 |  |  
        | Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 4.7  ±  1.3 | 4.102  ±  1.1 |  |  
        | Parathormone (pg/ml) | 180  ±  173 (5-596) | 147 173 (7-626) |  |  
        | LDL (mg/dl) | 113.2  ±  34.3 | 111.1  ±  33.9 |  |  
        | HDL (mg/dl) | 38.9  ±  11 | 37.25  ±  12.7 |  |  
        | Total CO2(mEq/L) | 28.3  ±  3.3 | 28.5  ±  2.58 |  |  
        | Glucose (mg/dl) | 116.3  ±  43.9 | 124  ±  47 (84-291) |  |  
        | HbA1c (%) | 5.5  ±  1.5 | 5.17  ±  1.26 | 0.044 |  
        | CRP (mg/L) | 21.8  ±  54.5 (3.1-251) | 15.5  ±  13.5 (3.5-50.3) |  |  
        | Hgb(mg/dl) | 11.7  ±  1.7 (8.3-15.5) | 10.9  ±  1.9 (7.7-15) |  |  
        | Weight (kg) | 71  ± 13.2 | 72.1  ±  13.9 |  |  |