Table 3

24 Hour Urine

Baseline

5 Week LoBAG₃₀

10 Week LoBAG₃₀

P Value*

Common

SI

Common

SI

Common

SI

Volume

3670 ± 494 ml

3670 ± 494 ml

3811 ± 633 ml

3811 ± 633 ml

4197 ± 689 ml

4197 ± 689 ml

0.11

Sodium

5451 ± 759 mg

237 ± 33 mmol

6417 ± 690 mg

279 ± 30 mmol

7337 ± 1139 mg

319 ± 50 mmol

0.06

Potassium

3822 ± 335 mg

98 ± 8.6 mmol

4017 ± 359 mg

103 ± 9.2 mmol

3900 ± 316 mg

100 ± 8.1 mmol

0.31

Calcium

249 ± 48 mg

6.2 ± 1.2 mmol

210 ± 41 mg

5.3 ± 1.0 mmol

229 ± 33 mg

5.7 ± 0.8 mmol

0.28

Glucose

33.3 ± 13.2 g

185 ± 73 mmol

5.4 ± 3.6 g

30.0 ± 20 mmol

2.8 ± 1.8 g

15.7 ± 9.7 mmol

0.15

Creatinine

1724 ± 113 mg

6.4 ± 1.0 mmol

2109 ± 173 mg

18.7 ± 1.5 mmol

2076 ± 209 mg

18.4 ± 1.8 mmol

0.37

Urea

13.1 ± 0.8 g

0.22 ± 0.01 mol

22.3 ± 1.5 g

0.38 ± 0.03 mol

21.6 ± 1.8 g

0.37 ± 0.03 mol

0.01*

Uric Acid

720 ± 43 mg

4.3 ± 0.3 mmol

971 ± 59 mg

5.8 ± 0.4 mmol

957 ± 75 mg

5.7 ± 0.4 mmol

0.37

pH

6.1 ± 0.1

6.1 ± 0.1

6.2 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.2

6.3 ± 0.2

6.3 ± 0.2

0.26

μAlbumin

9 ± 3.4 mg

9 ± 3.4 mg

6 ± 1 mg

6 ± 1 mg

5 ± 0.2 mg

5 ± 0.2 mg

0.13

Creatinine Clearance**

117 ± 8.3 ml/min

144 ± 12.1 ml/min

148 ± 11.4 ml/min

0.12

*5 vs 10 weeks

n = 8

** Student's t test on Creatinine Clearance: Baseline vs 5 weeks, p = 0.005; baseline vs 10 weeks, p = 0.002

Gannon et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:64   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-64