Hyperkalemia Trial

The background

The following trial was recently published: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus sodium polystyrene sulfonate for treatment of hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial The publication is available via NIH or BMC Nephrology.

The challenge

Within the publication the below plot was present. This months challenge is to improve the plot or find a better way to visually present the data.

The data

The data is in the plot and in the publication. There are tools to extract the data. If you’re having trouble retrieving the data or you just want to concentrate on the visualisation, make sure to come back here after the third Wednesday of May to find the data here.

Variable Name	Variable Label
x	Original value from the vertical axis
y	Original value from the horizontal axis
file	File name of data input
class	Original group label
treat	Treatment group (derived)
stat	Statistical measure
	mean: mean value
	llc: lower limit of confidence
	ulc: upper limit of confidence
visit	Study visit (derived)
serumK	Blood serum level of Potassium (derived)