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Table 2 Clinical, laboratory characteristics and use of anti-diabetic medications of patients randomized to oral sodium bicarbonate (Treated) or conventional therapy (controls) at study completion

From: Correction of metabolic acidosis improves insulin resistance in chronic kidney disease

 

Overall

Treated

Control

p-value

 

145

71

74

 

Body Weight, kg

76.1 ± 12.8

76.3 ± 12.8

73.4 ± 15.0

NS

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

123 ± 17

125 ± 17

121 ± 16

NS

Disatolic blood pressure, mmHg

74 ± 8

76 ± 8

72 ± 10

NS

Serum Bicarbonate, mEql/l

24.2 ± 2.7

26.0 ± 2.0

22.3 ± 1.9

0.0001

Serum Gucose, mg/dl

118 ± 29

110 ± 32

127 ± 24

0.0001

HbA1C %

7.2 ± 2.9

6.7 ± 0.9

7.7 ± 3.7

0.028

Creatinine Clearance, ml/min

30 ± 16

32 ± 15

31 ± 16

NS

Homa-IR

6.52 ± 1.8

6.1 ± 1.5

7.0 ± 2.0

0.003

HOMA % B

52 ± 20

55 ± 18

49 ± 21

0.015

Serum insulin, mcIU

16.4 ± 6.6

13.4 ± 5.2

19.9 ± 6.3

0.0001

Antidiabetic medications

 Biguanides, number (%)

89 (61.4)

45 (63.3)

44 (59.4)

NS

 dose, mg/day

1570 ± 517

1377 ± 457

1615 ± 550

0.005

 Solfonylureas, number (%)

40 (27.6)

12 (16.9)

28 (37.8)

0.009

 dose, mg/day

5.05 ± 1.29

4.89 ± 1.7

5.20 ± 1.07

0.033

 Meglitinides, number (%)

36 (24.8)

16 (22.5)

20 (27)

NS

 dose, mg/day

3.13 ± 1.35

3.52 ± 0.91

2.76 ± 1.59

0.0001

 Use of > 1 medication, number (%)

28 (19.3)

12 (16.9)

16 (21.6)

NS

  1. Continuous and dichotomous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or count (%), respectively