Table 2 Baseline data
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 |