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Table 3 Serum phosphate values before and after intervention

From: Interventional study to improve adherence to phosphate binder treatment in dialysis patients

Timea relative to intervention (month)

Mean serum phosphate mmol/L (mg/dL) (mean)

Serum phosphate mmol/L (mg/dL) (range)

Serum phosphate mmol/L (mg/dL) (median)

Serum phosphate below 1.80 mmol/L (5.58 mg/dL) (proportion of patients)

−5

1.80 (5.58)

0.90–3.01 (2.79–9.33)

1.75 (5.43)

0.54

−4

1.85 (5.74)

1.03–2.99 (3.19–9.27)

1.83 (5.67)

0.45

−3

1.84 (5.70)

1.20–3.16 (3.72–9.79)

1.80 (5.58)

0.49

−2

1.83 (5.67)

1.06–2.79 (3.28–8.64)

1.82 (5.64)

0.47

−1

1.81 (5.61)

1.03–3.18 (3.19–9.85)

1.79 (5.55)

0.51

1

1.84 (5.70)

1.18–2.91 (3.65–9.02)

1.77 (5.49)

0.53

2

1.87 (5.80)

1.17–2.94 (3.62–9.11)

1.82 (5.64)

0.49

3

1.85 (5.74)

0.94–3.90 (2.82–2.09)

1.76 (5.46)

0.53

4

1.82 (5.64)

0.85–3.49 (2.63–0.81)

1.75 (5.43)

0.53

5

1.82 (5.64)

0.91–2.79 (2.82–8.64)

1.69 (5.24)

0.55

  1. aPatients typically have one serum phosphate drawn each month. -5 = five months prior to intervention, 5 = five months after intervention