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Table 3 Comprehensive metabolic panel

From: The effects of a high protein diet on indices of health and body composition – a crossover trial in resistance-trained men

 

Baseline

Normal protein

High protein

Reference range

Glucose mg/dL

83 ± 12

85 ± 14

84 ± 19

65–99

BUN mg/dL

22 ± 5

23 ± 5

23 ± 6

7–25

Creatinine mg/dL

1.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.2

0.60–1.35

eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2

96 ± 20

102 ± 18

101 ± 18

§

BUN/Creatinine ratio

19.4 ± 5.4

21.2 ± 4.5

20.5 ± 2.8

6–22

Sodium mmol/L

139 ± 2

138 ± 2

138 ± 1

135–146

Potassium mmol/L

4.3 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.2

3.5–5.3

Chloride mmol/L

103 ± 2

102 ± 1

102 ± 3

98–110

Carbon Dioxide mmol/L

27 ± 2

27 ± 4

27 ± 2

19–30

Calcium mg/dl

9.7 ± 0.2

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

8.6–10.3

Total Protein g/dL

7.2 ± 0.4

7.2 ± 0.3

7.1 ± 0.4

6.1–8.1

Albumin g/dL

4.7 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.3

3.6–5.1

Globulin g/dL

2.5 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.3

1.9–3.7

Albumin/Globulin ratio

1.9 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

1.0–2.5

Total Bilirubin mg/dL

0.7 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.3

0.2–1.2

Alkaline Phosphatase U/L

65 ± 17

66 ± 20

65 ± 16

40–115

AST U/L

28 ± 9

27 ± 6

27 ± 6

10–40

ALT U/L

29 ± 19

27 ± 9

28 ± 10

9–46

  1. Data are mean ± SD. n = 12. ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate (§ normal values: ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2). There were no differences between any of the groups