Serum lipids
Significant decreases in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol (P  <0.001) were observed with sevelamer carbonate but not with calcium acetate. Significant increases in HDL-cholesterol were observed with sevelamer carbonate but not with calcium acetate (P  <0.05). Triglyceride did not change from baseline in either group. No statistically significant difference was observed in triglycerides in both groups compared to baseline (Table 3).
Treatment with sevelamer carbonate significantly decreased total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides compared to calcium acetate (Figure 2). These changes were significantly different between groups (***P  <0.001, *P  <0.05).