| Baseline | 6 months | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Clinical characteristics | |||
 Body weight, kg | 66.5 (56.8–76.9) | 63.9 (56.2–75.6) | < 0.001 |
 BSA, m2 | 1.73 (1.57–1.90) | 1.72 (1.55–1.88) | < 0.001 |
 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 130 ± 16 | 128 ± 18 | 0.218 |
 Heart rate, bpm | 71 ± 12 | 70 ± 11 | 0.610 |
 BNP, pg/mL | 27.9 (9.0–58.2) | 28.9 (9.6–62.9) | 0.132 |
 BUN, mg/dL | 14.7 (12.1–19.0) | 17.2 (14.2–21.2) | < 0.001 |
 Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.80 ± 0.20 | 0.86 ± 0.23 | < 0.001 |
 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 70.6 ± 17.0 | 65.6 ± 15.3 | 0.001 |
 HbA1c, % | 7.2 ± 0.8 | 7.0 ± 0.8 | 0.108 |
 Hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.7 ± 1.7 | 14.4 ± 1.6 | 0.020 |
 Hematocrit, % | 41.0 ± 4.7 | 43.8 ± 4.5 | 0.002 |
 Lipid profiles, mg/dL | |||
  Triglycerides | 127 (84–185) | 116 (82–176) | 0.155 |
  LDL cholesterol | 98 (86–118) | 106 (89–126) | 0.078 |
  HDL cholesterol | 51.5 (45.0–60.2) | 52 (42.8–65.0) | 0.049 |
 Uric acid, mg/dL | 5.1 (4.4–5.9) | 4.7 (4.2–5.7) | 0.057 |
Echocardiographic parameters | |||
 LV end-diastolic volume, mL | 74.2 (55.1–104.1) | 68.5 (54.8–93.8) | 0.270 |
 LV end-systolic volume, mL | 24.7 (17.0–54.5) | 20.5 (15.2–57.1) | 0.105 |
 LVEF, % | 62.3 (49.3–68.3) | 63.6 (55.3–71.0) | 0.011 |
 LVMI, g/m2 | 75.0 (61.7–92.0) | 67.0 (55.0–81.9) | < 0.001 |
 LAVI, mL/m2 | 31 (23–45) | 26 (21–32) | 0.001 |
 e′, cm/s | 6.36 ± 1.73 | 6.82 ± 1.88 | 0.031 |
 E/e′ | 9.3 (7.7–11.8) | 8.5 (6.6–10.7) | 0.020 |
 E, cm/s | 58.1 (46.8–70.9) | 55.1 (45.3–73.7) | 0.682 |
 A, cm/s | 76.1 ± 17.8 | 75.6 ± 16.8 | 0.765 |
 E/A | 0.71 (0.6–0.80) | 0.70 (0.62–0.81) | 0.818 |