A buffered form of creatine does not promote greater changes in muscle creatine content, body composition, or training adaptations than creatine monohydrate

Table 12 Serum electrolyte status

Marker	N	Group	Day				p-level
			0	7	28
Sodium (mmol/L)	11	KA-L	140.1 ± 2.3	139.9 ± 1.1	140.0 ± 1.3	Group	0.98
	12	KA-H	139.9 ± 2.3	139.7 ± 2.4	140.3 ± 2.1	Time	0.28
	12	CrM	140.8 ± 2.1	139.3 ± 1.4	139.7 ± 1.6	G x T	0.57
Potassium (mmol/L)	11	KA-L	4.54 ± 0.3	4.86 ± 0.4	4.82 ± 0.3	Group	0.65
	12	KA-H	4.89 ± 0.5	4.71 ± 0.6	5.00 ± 0.3	Time	0.11
	12	CrM	4.74 ± 0.4	4.93 ± 0.4	4.81 ± 0.4	G x T	0.08
Chloride (mmol/L)	11	KA-L	103.3 ± 2.2	103.0 ± 2.4	103.8 ± 1.9	Group	0.21
	12	KA-H	102.4 ± 2.2	101.5 ± 2.2	102.6 ± 2.4	Time	0.008
	12	CrM	104.3 ± 2.2	102.3 ± 1.7	103.1 ± 1.8	G x T	0.21

Values are means ± standard deviations. Data were analyzed by MANOVA with repeated measures. Greenhouse-Geisser time and group x time (G x T) interaction p-levels are reported with univariate group p-levels.

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