Research Article

A High Protein Diet Has No Harmful Effects: A One-Year Crossover Study in Resistance-Trained Males

Table 4

Comprehensive metabolic panel.

BaselineNormalHighReference range

Glucose mg/dL84 ± 1187 ± 1385 ± 965–99
BUN mg/dL22 ± 622 ± 522 ± 47–25
Creatinine mg/dL1.1 ± 0.21.1 ± 0.11.1 ± 0.20.60–1.35
eGFR 95 ± 19101 ± 1798 ± 16#
BUN/creatinine ratio20 ± 521 ± 520 ± 36–22
Sodium mmol/L139 ± 2139 ± 1138 ± 1135–146
Potassium mmol/L4.3 ± 0.44.4 ± 0.34.3 ± 0.23.5–5.3
Chloride mmol/L103 ± 1.7102 ± 1.5102 ± 1.798–110
CO2 mmol/L28 ± 228 ± 228 ± 219–30
Calcium mg/dL9.6 ± 0.29.6 ± 0.29.7 ± 0.38.6–10.3
Total protein g/dL7.2 ± 0.37.1 ± 0.47.1 ± 0.36.1–8.1
Albumin g/dL4.6 ± 0.24.5 ± 0.24.5 ± 0.23.6–5.1
Globulin g/dL2.5 ± 0.32.6 ± 0.32.6 ± 0.31.9–3.7
Alb/Glob ratio1.8 ± 0.21.8 ± 0.21.8 ± 0.21.0–2.5
Total Bili mg/dL0.7 ± 0.40.8 ± 0.60.7 ± 0.30.2–1.2
Alkaline phosphatase U/L64 ± 1767 ± 1766 ± 1640–115
AST U/L28 ± 927 ± 631 ± 1310–40
ALT U/L28 ± 1826 ± 831 ± 159–46

Data are mean ± SD. There were no significant differences between groups. Alb: albumin, ALT: alanine transaminase, AST: aspartate transaminase, Bili: bilirubin, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, g: grams, Glob: globulin, mmol: millimoles, L: liter, and mg: milligrams. # indicates a value > or = 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.