Table 2: Comparisons between patients' subgroups regarding laboratory results.
| HF + RF | HF | RF | P1* | P2▪ | P3# | ||
| No. = 30 | No. = 30 | No. = 30 | |||||
BNP (pg/ml) |
Mean ± SD Range |
21.43 ± 9.41 8 - 43 |
21.73 ± 7.56 9 - 42 |
7.87 ± 4.80 3 - 19 | 0.892 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Vitamin D (ng/ml) |
Mean ± SD Range |
14.38 ± 4.06 7 - 22 |
22.60 ± 8.13 9 - 45 |
16.80 ± 3.93 6 - 24 |
< 0.001 |
0.023 |
0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
Mean ± SD Range |
2.17 ± 0.51 1.1 - 3.1 |
1.33 ± 0.19 1.1 - 1.9 |
1.98 ± 0.39 1.6 - 3.1 |
< 0.001 |
0.109 |
< 0.001 |
Cr cl. (ml/min) |
Mean ± SD Range |
41.25 ± 11.26 27.6 - 82.8 |
68.62 ± 13.36 29 - 90 |
47.15 ± 11.36 27.65 - 71.32 |
< 0.001 |
0.048 |
< 0.001 |
Na+ (mEq/L) |
Mean ± SD Range |
Mean ± SD Range |
126.83 ± 3.11 118 - 132 |
135.50 ± 5.60 126 - 149 |
0.005 |
< 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
K+ (mEq/L) |
Mean ± SD Range |
4.57 ± 0.55 3.7 - 5.5 |
3.93 ± 0.35 3.3 - 5.1 |
4.64 ± 0.36 4.1 - 5.3 |
< 0.001 |
0.562 |
< 0.001 |
Ca++ (mg/dl) |
Mean ± SD Range |
8.01 ± 0.33 7.1 - 8.6 |
8.42 ± 0.32 7.9 - 9.1 |
8.26 ± 0.20 7.8 - 8.7 |
< 0.001 |
0.001 |
0.026 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) |
Mean ± SD Range |
7.67 ± 2.28 3 - 14 |
4.02 ± 1.19 2.5 - 8.4 |
6.22 ± 1.32 4.3 - 9.1 |
< 0.001 |
0.004 |
< 0.001 |
P1*: Comparision between group 1 and group 2; P2▪: Comparision between group 1 and group 3; P3#: Comparision between group 2 and group 3.