Table 2 Metabolic panel and blood counts of 8 healthy men assigned to MSM
Variable | 1.5 g/day (n = 4) | 3.0 g/day (n = 4) | All Subjects | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glucose (mg·dL-1) | 85.3 ± 2.6 | 96.3 ± 7.1 | 90.8 ± 7.7 | 0.028 |
85.0 (83.0 – 88.0) | 94.5 (90.0 – 106.0) | 89.0 (83.0 – 106.0) | ||
BUN (mg·dL-1) | 15.8 ± 4.8 | 12.8 ± 2.6 | 14.3 ± 3.9 | 0.314 |
16.0 (10.0 – 21.0) | 13.5 (9.0 – 15.0) | 14.0 (9.0 – 21.0) | ||
Creatinine (mg·dL-1) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.561 |
1.0 (0.8 – 1.0) | 0.9 (0.8 – 1.0) | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.0) | ||
AP (Units·L-1) | 73.5 ± 25.0 | 85.0 ± 23.4 | 79.3 ± 23.2 | 0.527 |
71.0 (47.0 – 105.0) | 78.0 (66.0 – 118.0) | 75.5 (47.0 – 118.0) | ||
AST (Units·L-1) | 19.8 ± 4.9 | 16.0 ± 2.4 | 17.9 ± 4.1 | 0.222 |
19.5 (14.0 – 26.0) | 16.5 (13.0 – 18.0) | 18.0 (13.0 – 26.0) | ||
ALT (Units·L-1) | 21.3 ± 10.9 | 20.0 ± 6.7 | 20.6 ± 8.4 | 0.851 |
17.0 (14.0 – 37.0) | 21.0 (11.0 – 27.0) | 20.0 (11.0 – 37.0) | ||
WBC (thousand·μL-1) | 5.60 ± 1.49 | 7.10 ± 1.79 | 6.35 ± 1.72 | 0.245 |
5.9 (3.6 – 7.1) | 7.1 (5.0 – 9.3) | 6.4 (3.6 – 9.3) | ||
RBC (million·μL-1) | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 0.255 |
5.1 (4.9 – 5.7) | 5.5 (5.2 – 5.6) | 5.3 (4.9 – 5.7) | ||
Hemoglobin (g·dL-1) | 14.9 ± 0.4 | 15.7 ± 0.9 | 15.3 ± 0.8 | 0.172 |
14.9 (14.5 – 15.3) | 15.8 (14.6 – 16.6) | 15.2 (14.5 – 16.6) | ||
Hematocrit (%) | 48.2 ± 2.0 | 49.9 ± 2.3 | 49.0 ± 2.2 | 0.313 |
48.0 (46.4 – 50.3) | 50.2 (47.2 – 51.8) | 49.1 (46.4 – 51.8) |