Before |
After |
p value |
|
Kt/V |
1.9 |
1.8 |
0.715 |
WCrCl (L/week/1.732) |
66.3+5.8 |
65.6+4.5 |
0.313 |
BUN (mg/dl) |
75.7+16.3 |
74.4+18.2 |
0.112 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
10.8+3.3 |
11.2+3.8 |
0.074 |
Calcium (mg/dl) |
8.3+1.1 |
8.6+0.6 |
0.279 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) |
5.5+1.3 |
5.6+1.2 |
0.224 |
| Albumin (g/dl) |
3.9+1.2 |
4.1+0.3 |
0.266 |
| AST (U/L) |
21.8+11.2 |
21.5+11.5 |
0.823 |
| ALT (U/L) |
22.2+12.0 |
20.8+13.4 |
0.409 |
iPTH (pg/ml) |
172.4+68.9 |
169.8+62.3 |
0.118 |
WCrCl = weekly creatinine clearance, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, ALT =
alanine aminotransferase, iPTH = intact parathyroid hormone |
| Table 4: Differences in Kt/V, weekly creatinine clearance and serum biochemical
parameters before and after use of darbepoetin alfa. |
