Table 3 Age, anthropometric, blood and urine characteristics of the stage MTBers (n = 32)

Age (yrs.)

36.7 ± 6.2

Body mass (kg)

76.6 ± 6.6

75.8 ± 6.3

−0.7 ± 1.5*

−0.9 ± 2.0*

<0.05

Plasma sodium (mmol/L)

142.8 ± 1.9

140.0 ± 2.7

−2.8 ± 2.3**

−1.9 ± 1.6**

<0.01

Plasma potassium(mmol/L)

4.4 ± 0.7

5.2 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.9**

21.3 ± 21.7**

<0.01

Plasma creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.5*

33.3 ± 64.8*

=0.01

Plasma creatine kinase (U/L)

180.7 ± 95.9

1009.4 ± 812.6

828.7 ± 821.2**

586.8 ± 686.9**

<0.01

Plasma creatine clearance (ml/min)

10849.4 ± 1502.9

8953.6 ± 2447.9

−1895.8 ± 2158.7**

−17.4 ± 19.3**

<0.01

Urine creatinine (mmol/L)

7.2 ± 3.9

19.7 ± 17.6

12.5 ± 17.5**

245.8 ± 284.7**

<0.01

Age (yrs.)

39.0 ± 7.2

Body mass (kg)

65.5 ± 2.8

63.2 ± 2.8

−2.3 ± 1.1*

−3.5 ± 1.6*

<0.05

Plasma sodium (mmol/L)

141.5 ± 2.4

138.8 ± 1.7

−2.8 ± 2.2

−1.9 ± 1.6

0.09

Plasma potassium(mmol/L)

4.7 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 10.6

0.84

Plasma creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

21.9 ± 15.7

0.68

Plasma creatine kinase (U/L)

118.9 ± 25.4

418.1 ± 413.3

299.2 ± 433.5

308.1 ± 454.3

0.26

Plasma creatine clearance (ml/min)

9862.8 ± 712.2

7943.8 ± 1478.1

−1918.9 ± 1008.3*

−19.8 ± 10.8*

<0.05

Urine creatinine (mmol/L)

7.2 ± 2.6

17.8 ± 1.0

10.6 ± 2.6**

191.7 ± 159.6**

<0.05