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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory parameters

From: Compliance, illiteracy and low-protein diet: multiple challenges in CKD and a case of self-empowerment

  

Pre dieta

Pre visual aid (after diet start)

Post visual aid (1 year later)

Body weight

(Kg)

68

60,500

60

Creatinine

(mg/dL)

2.35

3.79

2.61

eGFR CKD-EPI

(mL/min)

19

11

17

Bun

(mg/dL)

67

84

76

Sodium

(mEq/L)

139

137

141

Potassium

(mEq/L)

4.4

4.9

4.6

Calcium

(mg/dL)

9.7

8.9

8.6

Phosphorus

(mg/dL)

4.4

4.8

4.3

Urine volume

(mL)

2700

1650

2300

Proteinuria

(g/day)

2.73

0.65

1

Hemoglobin

(g/dL)

11.4

9.9

9.4

Urinary urea

(g/day)

6.12

4.46

7.31

Mitch formula

(g/kg/day)

0.5

0.42

0.57

PH

 

7.359

7.367

7.390

Bicarbonate

(mmol/L)

34.2

30

29.3

Base excess

(mmol/L)

7.44

3.87

3.97

Total protein

(g/dL)

7.7

-

7.2

Albumin

(g/dL)

4.4

4.3

3.9

Glucose

(mg/dl)

90

89

77

Tot cholesterol

(mg/dL)

195

124

107

HDL Cholesterol

(mg/dL)

78

52

57

LDL Cholesterol

(mg/dL)

91

55

33

Triglycerides

(mg/dL)

129

87

84

Iron

(ug/dL)

76

48

46

Transferrin

(mg/dL)

129

147

189

Ferritin

(ng/mL)

339

325

280

Folic acid

(ng/mL)

6.3

6.6

>24

PTH

(pg/mL)

16

26

17

25- OH Vitamin D

(ng/mL)

32.5

38.6

32.5

  1. eGFR CKD-EPI eGFR calculated by means of CKD EPI formula, BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen, Mitch formula Protein intake/Kg, according to the Maroni Mitch formula [30], PTH parathyroid hormone
  2. athe patient had received some generic counselling and was avoiding virtually all animal derived proteins