Table 2 Follow-up of estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) in subgroups of patients with a diagnosis of renal failure, continuing lithium treatment as before or discontinuing/reducing lithium intake
From: Renal function during long-term lithium treatment: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Follow-up interval after the diagnosis of renal failure (years) | Patients who continued lithium as before | Patients who discontinued or reduced lithium below the therapeutic range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean eGFR | n | Mean eGFR | n | |
0 | 39.3 | 54 | 37.6 | 45 |
1 | 41.1 | 39 | 39.5 | 28 |
2 | 38.6 | 30 | 37.9 | 23 |
3 | 36.7 | 22 | 33.8 | 18 |
4 | 36.2 | 24 | 32.1 | 15 |