Table 1 Effect of chronic renal failure on body weight, blood pressure, blood hemoglobin, plasma indices of uremia, plasma lipids, and aortic atherosclerosis in Study 1.

(n = 13)

(n = 18)

(n = 22)

P

26.4 ± 1.6

27.6 ± 1.5

23.0 ± 3.5^a

116.6 ± 6.5

113.0 ± 8.2

116.8 ± 14.3

8.38 ± 0.55

8.26 ± 0.26

6.85 ± 0.74^a

10.6 ± 1.5

12.5 ± 2.1^a

28.0 ± 9.7^a

0.036 ± 0.005

0.038 ± 0.005

0.051 ± 0.007^a

2.20 ± 0.16

1.89 ± 0.27^a

2.61 ± 0.72^a

2.22 ± 0.12

2.25 ± 0.06

2.52 ± 0.12^a

4.89 ± 0.43

4.24 ± 0.64^a

6.56 ± 1.82^a

13.3 ± 1.9

15.0 ± 3.6

19.3 ± 3.6^a

0.70 ± 0.37

0.58 ± 0.20

0.46 ± 0.14^a

0.048 ± 0.025

0.085 ± 0.038^a

0.258 ± 0.117^a