Table 4—

Blood tests

	Placebo		Irbesartan		p-value^#
	Baseline	4 months	Baseline	4 months	p-value^#
Haematocrit %	47.5±2.4	48.7±3.0	46.4±3.6	43.9±4.3**	0.0001
Hb g·dL⁻¹	15.7±0.9	15.9±1.1	15.1±1.3	14.2±1.6**	0.002
Sodium mM	140.1±2.5	142.1±3.2*	140.2±3.0	140.2±3.0	0.021
ALT U·L⁻¹	24.2±14.4	22.3±13.4	18.1±10.2	22.0±9.9*	0.047

Data are presented as mean±sd. Hb: haemoglobin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase. For details of correction for multiple comparisons, see Statistical analysis. ^#: ANOVA for time by treatment interaction. *: p<0.05; **: p<0.001 (ANOVA for time).