|
Group
|
Denervation
|
Control
|
p
|
|---|
|
Median [25th–75th percentile]
|
Mean ± SD
|
Median [25th–75th percentile]
|
Mean ± SD
|
|---|
|
Finished experiment
|
13 (68%)
|
5 (62%)
|
0.77
|
|
Baseline biochemistry
|
|
Sodium (mmol/l)
|
138.0 [133.5–138.8]
|
135.8 ± 4.3
|
141.0* [138.0–143.0]
|
141.3 ± 4.0*
|
0.02
|
|
Potassium (mmol/l)
|
3.60 [3.50–3.85]
|
3.70 ± 0.25
|
3.30 [3.10–3.60]
|
3.38 ± 0.36
|
0.05
|
|
Chloride (mmol/l)
|
97.0 [94.0–98.5]
|
96.5 ± 3.4
|
102.0* [99.2–104.0]
|
101.7 ± 3.6*
|
0.004
|
|
Urea (mmol/l)
|
3.10 [2.85–3.27]
|
3.05 ± 0.31
|
3.10 [2.47–3.80]
|
3.21 ± 1.11
|
0.77
|
|
Creatinine (μmol/l)
|
109 [104–128]
|
118 ± 25
|
118 [93–126]
|
113 ± 20
|
0.80
|
|
Renin (pg/ml)
|
0.30 [0.30–0.30]
|
0.25 ± 0.10
|
0.30 [0.20–0.70]
|
0.53 ± 0.59
|
0.79
|
|
Aldosteron (ng/l)
|
5.0 [5.0–5.0]
|
4.3 ± 2.1
|
5.0 [4.2–5.5]
|
5.9 ± 5.0
|
0.83
|
- * p < 0.05 vs. denervation
