Table 3.
Correlations of adjusted calcium intakes with measures of blood and bone calcium
| Solution ingested |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaCl2 |
CaLa |
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| Physiological measure | 7.5 mM | 25 mM | 75 mM | 7.5 mM | 25 mM | 75 mM |
| Blood pH | −0.01 | −0.09 | 0.06 | −0.07 | −0.06 | 0.04 |
| Blood Cai | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.11 | −0.08 | −0.06 | −0.04 |
| Blood Cai adj. pH | −0.02 | −0.06 | −0.03 | −0.10 | −0.08 | −0.00 |
| Plasma total calcium | −0.09 | −0.22 | −0.29 | −0.13 | −0.26 | −0.33 |
| Bone mineral density | −0.12 | −0.26 | −0.19 | −0.25 | −0.24 | −0.23 |
| Bone mineral content | −0.09 | −0.22 | −0.16 | −0.23 | −0.19 | −0.16 |
Correlation coefficients are based on the mean values for 40 strains (both sexes combined). None were significant. Blood Cai = blood ionized calcium; blood Cai adj. pH = blood ionized calcium adjusted for pH.