| |
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
|
- 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
