RESULTS	On follow-up , the sevelamer group had higher levels of intact parathyroid hormone ( 498 + / - 352 vs. 326 + / - 236 pg/ml , p = 0.017 ) , bone alkaline phosphatase ( 38 + / - 24 vs. 28 + / - 15 U/l , p = 0.03 ) and deoxypyridinoline ( 135 + / - 107 vs. 89 + / - 71 nmol/l , p = 0.03 ) and lower LDL cholesterol ( 74 + / - 21 vs. 91 + / - 28 mg/dl , p = 0.015 ) .\