|
CAC scores
|
Baseline
|
6 months
|
12 months
|
|---|
|
Bixalomer, N
|
41
|
38
|
31
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
947.2 ± 1013.5
|
1052.4 ± 1091.1
|
987.3 ± 1042.9
|
|
95% CI
|
627.3, 1267.1
|
693.8, 1411.1
|
604.8, 1369.9
|
|
Median
|
493.55
|
642.41
|
583.82
|
|
Minimum/maximum
|
0/3484.5
|
0/3541.2
|
0/3830.9
|
|
Calcium carbonate, N
|
39
|
35
|
34
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
1210.1 ± 1962.8
|
1367.6 ± 2131.5
|
1528.0 ± 2313.1
|
|
95% CI
|
573.8, 1846.4
|
635.5, 2099.8
|
720.9, 2335.1
|
|
Median
|
693.75
|
819.9
|
957.31
|
|
Minimum/maximum
|
0/11727.9
|
0/12179.3
|
0/13070.1
|
|
Difference between groups
|
− 262.9
|
− 315.2
|
− 540.7
|
|
95% CI
|
− 953.3, 427.5
|
− 1096.3, 465.9
|
− 1445.0, 363.6
|
|
P valuea
|
0.451
|
0.424
|
0.237
|
- aComparisons between groups were conducted using the t test
- Abbreviations: CAC coronary artery calcium, CI confidence interval, N number of patients, SD standard deviation
