Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 2010-2016
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.2010
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects in the NaP, PEG and control groups n (%)
CharacteristicsNaP group (n = 224)PEG group (n = 113)Control group (n = 672)P
Age (yr)46.9 ± 8.651.1 ± 10.546.9 ± 8.6 < 0.001
Gender0.453
Male149 (67)81 (72)475 (71)
Female75 (33)32 (28)197 (29)
Body mass index (kg/m2)23.4 ± 3.123.8 ± 2.723.6 ± 2.90.496
Hypertension50 (22)34 (30)188 (28)0.186
Diabetes mellitus29 (13)23 (20)134 (20)0.056
Serum phosphate1 (mg/dL)88.9 ± 14.595.3 ± 17.491.6 ± 17.40.004
Table 2 Comparison of the creatinine level and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) among NaP, PEG and control groups (mean  ±  SD)
Evaluation timeCreatinine level (mg/dL)
GFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2)
NaP groupPEG groupControl groupPNaP groupPEG groupControl groupP
Baseline1.12 ± 0.151.12 ± 0.161.12 ± 0.150.98569.03 ± 7.7468.91 ± 7.9569.57 ± 6.670.467
Follow-up 12–24 mo later1.15 ± 0.151.15 ± 0.181.15 ± 0.150.92866.46 ± 7.7866.47 ± 8.2667.42 ± 6.390.118
Table 3 Multivariate linear regression model on change in creatinine and GFR from baseline to 12-24 mo
VariableCreatinine (R2 = 0.016)
GFR (R2 = 0.053)
Correlation coefficient (95% CI)PCorrelation coefficient (95% CI)P
Baseline-0.018 (-0.057 to 0.021)0.366-0.135 (-0.187 to -0.083)< 0.001
Group effect (NaP, PEG and control groups)0.002 (-0.004 to 0.009)0.489-0.247 (-0.685 to 0.191)0.269
Age at baseline creatinine and GFR measurement0.000 (0.000 to 0.001)0.433-0.036 (-0.077 to 0.006)0.094
Hypertension0.007 (-0.009 to 0.023)0.365-0.748 (-1.774 to 0.277)0.152
Diabetes mellitus-0.016 (-0.034 to 0.002)0.0791.082 (-0.076 to 2.240)0.067
Body mass index0.001 (-0.001 to 0.003)0.208-0.038 (-0.162 to 0.086)0.545
Serum phosphate-0.001 (-0.004 to 0.003)0.7330.020 (-0.205 to 0.246)0.859
Table 4 Description of the design, demographic characteristics, and effect estimate in previous studies
DesignPopulationRace (%)ControlTiming of Follow-upAssociation between NaP exposure and incident kidney injury
Abaskharoun et al[9]RCAny patients who had outpatient CFSNot reportedPEG3 mo-9 yrNo
Brunelli et al[10]CCAny patients who had outpatient CFSWhite 46%, Non-white 52%, Unknown 2.3%Any non-NaP preparationWithin 6 moNo
Hurst et al[11]RCAny patients who had screening CFSWhite 54%, Black 19%, Unknown 27%PEGWithin 1 yrYes
Khurana et al[12]RCAny patients1White 84%, Black 8%, Hispanic 7%, Asian 0.5%No bowel preparation6-9 mo/ 12-18 moYes
Russmann et al[13]RCAny patients who had CFSNot reportedPEGWithin 6 moNo
Singal et al[14]RCAny patients who had CFSWhite 27%, Black 53%, Hispanic 20%, Asian 0.3%PEGWithin 1 yrYes