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. 2023 Jan 21;114(5):1719–1728. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab226

TABLE 4.

Descriptive statistics for micronutrients by day1

Micronutrients Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28
Sodium
Concentration, mg/dL 36.1 ± 25 28.5 ± 21.2 30.5 ± 28.9 34.5 ± 37.6
95% CI 27.6, 44.5 21.2, 35.8 20.4, 40.5 19.9, 49.1
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Potassium
Concentration, mg/dL 64.2 ± 11.4 55.5 ± 11.9 53.3 ± 11.7 50.4 ± 11.7
95% CI 60.3, 68.0 51.4, 59.5 49.3, 57.4 45.9, 55.0
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Chloride
Concentration, mg/dL 69.5 ± 34.7 58.3 ± 31.9 58.2 ± 38.8 66.1 ± 51.3
95% CI 57.7, 81.2 47.3, 69.3 44.6, 71.7 46.2, 86.0
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Calcium
Concentration, mg/dL 24.2 ± 8.9 22.3 ± 8.1 22.0 ± 5.9 21.2 ± 5.5
95% CI 21.2, 27.2 19.5, 25.1 19.9, 24.0 19.1, 23.4
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Phosphorus
Concentration, mg/dL 15.0 ± 4.8 14.8 ± 3.7 14.0 ± 3.3 13.0 ± 3.8
95% CI 13.4, 16.6 13.6, 16.1 12.9, 15.2 11.5, 14.5
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Magnesium
Concentration, mg/dL 3.2 ± 0.9 3.0 ± 0.8 2.8 ± 0.7 3.3 ± 3.4
95% CI 2.9, 3.5 2.7, 3.3 2.6, 3.1 2.1, 4.6
Observations, n 36 35 34 29
Vitamin D
Concentration, IU/dL 7.9 ± 11.8 8.1 ± 9.3 6.5 ± 7.7 5.0 ± 3.3
95% CI 3.9, 11.9 4.9, 11.3 3.9, 9.2 3.7, 6.4
Observations, n 36 35 34 26
Zinc
Concentration, mg/dL 0.5 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.2
95% CI 0.4, 0.5 0.4, 0.5 0.3, 0.4 0.3, 0.4
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
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Values are mean ± SD unless otherwise noted. Supplemental Tables 1–7 provide complete statistical results, interactions, and covariates for each nutrient at each point in time.