Table 2 Laboratory data of the patient groups

Urea (mg/dl)

78 [49, 128]^a

162 [135, 203]^b

47.5 [37, 66]^c

<0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.7 [1.3, 2.3]^a

7.4 [6.8, 9]^b

1 [0.8, 1.2]^c

<0.001

Cystatin (mg/L)

1.85 [1.53, 3.25]^a

6.54 [6.15, 6.96]^b

1.42 [1.04, 1.67]^c

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dl)

7.1 (1.85)^a

7.0 (1.36)^ab

5.88 (1.34)^b

0.010

Sodium (mEq/L)

138 [137, 140]

137 [136, 139]

138 [137, 139]

0.426

Potassium (mEq/L)

4.6 [4.4, 5]^ab

5 [4.7, 5.5]^a

4.4 [4.2, 4.7]^b

0.011

Chloride (mEq/L)

103 [101, 104]^ac

97.5 [91.5, 99]^b

104 [102, 108]^c

<0.001

Ca (mg/dl)

9.9 [9.7 , 10.2]

10.1 [9.7, 10.3]

10 [9.7, 10.3]

0.860

P (mg/dl)

4.4 [4.1, 4.9]

5 [4.5, 6.9]

4.1 [4.0, 4.3]

0.008

ALT (U/L)

22 [18, 28]

18 [17, 23]

17.5 [17, 19]

0.174

AST (U/L)

14 [12, 21]

16 [12, 24]

13.5 [11, 16]

0.274

γGT (U/L)

12 [10, 14]

12 [8, 48]

12 [10, 16]

0.951

Total Protein (g/dl)

7.39 (0.54)^a

6.78 (0.47)^b

6.72 (0.62)^b

<0.001

Albumin (g/dl)

4.59 (0.23)^a

4.28 (0.33)^b

4.48 (0.30)^ab

0.010

pH

7.35 (0.03)

7.37 (0.04)

7.35 (0.03)

0.134

HCO3 (mEq/L)

22.0 (2.57)

24.4 (4.10)

22.19 (3.67)

0.147

Acidosis (Yes %)

39.1

15.4

41.2

0.263

Hct (%)

37.4 (4.14)^a

32.7 (4.62)^b

35.6 (5.14)^ab

0.018

Hb (g/dL)

12.5 (1.53)^a

10.7 (1.40)^b

11.7 (1.66)^ab

0.008

Anemia (Yes %)

34.8

76.9

55.6

0.051