Table 2 Comparison of patients’ characteristics at the beginning and at the end of study

BUN (mg/dl)

78.5 + 7.32

38.8 + 4.9

0.004

Creatinine (mg/dl)

9.6 + 3.1

4.2 + 0.8

0.035

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

13 (41.9)

11 (35.5)

0.207

Serum Na (mEq/L), median (IQR)

131 (129-133)

134 (130-135)

0.101

Serum K (mEq/L), median (IQR)

4.8 (4.4-6.1)

3.6 (3.5-3.7)

0.041

Serum HCO3 (mEq/L), median (IQR)

16 (11-18)

23 (22-25)

0.023

PTH (pg/ml), mean + SD

377.6 + 174.8

184.3 + 55.7

<  0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl), mean + SD

8.8 + 1.4

10.4 + 1.9

0.012

Serum albumin (g/dl), mean + SD

3.21 + 0.32

3.78 + 0.29

0.211

Volume overload

14 (45.2)

3 (9.7)

<  0.001

TBW (L)

33.81 + 7.35

28.76 + 5.48

<  0.001

ECW (L)

16.53 + 3.89

12.31 + 3.35

<  0.001

sPAP (median + SD)

40.75 + 10.61

23.55 + 9.20

<  0.001