Table 2.

Blood clinical chemistry results

	Groups
Parameters	Reference values	Control	Oxandrolone	p
ALT (U/L)	9–51	25±3	45±20	NS
AST (U/L)	13–40	26±2	30±2	NS
Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.1–1.1	0.33±0.07	0.37±0.05	NS
ALP (U/L)	34–122	189±21#	200±22#	NS
GGT (U/L)	< 40 (58)*	27±10	27±6	NS
BUN (mg/dL)	7–23	11±1.3	9±0.6	NS
Albumin (g/dL)	3.5–5	3.6±0.2	3.8±0.1	NS
Glucose (mg/dL)	70–110	96±8	88±3	NS
Potassium (mmol/L)	3.5–5	4±0.1	4±0.1	NS
Magnesium (mg/dL)	1.7–2.4	1.9±0.1	1.7±0.1	0.02
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	2.8–4.9	5.2±0.2#	5.3±0.2#	NS

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase. Data are presented as mean±SE.

Statistical significance between the groups was evaluated by t test, NS, non-significant.

^*, the value in the parenthesis is for males;

^#, the averages are higher than the reference values.