Table 1 Individual characteristics of CKD patients on low-protein diet and ketoacids followed in the short-term (6 months)

N

197

81

116

Age, years

64,1 ± 15,3

65,7 ± 9,3

62,9 ± 18,3

Gender, %M

57

58

55

Height, mt

1,60 ± 0,10

1,60 ± 0,09

1,59 ± 0,10

 Diabetes type 1

2,5

6,2^*

–

 Diabetes type 2

38,6

93,8^*

–

 Hypertension

34,5

–

58,6

 Glomerular nephritis

1,5

–

2,6

 Interstitial Tubular Nephritis

4,6

–

7,8

 Other disease

7,1

–

12.0

 Unknown

11,2

–

19.0

sCreatinine, mg/dl

3,38 ± 1,84

3,57 ± 2,09

3,25 ± 1,64

eGFR, ml/min

23,5 ± 12,9

22,7 ± 13,0

24,01 ± 13,0

 3

25.0

24,7

25,2

 4

43,4

39,5

46,1

 5

31,6

35,8

28,7

Ketoacids dose, pill/day

8,4 ± 2,8

8,8 ± 2,8

8,1 ± 2,8