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. 2012 Jun;7(6):982–988. doi: 10.2215/CJN.12491211

Table 3.

Urinary excretion of diet-derived solutes

Diet-Derived Solute Vegetarian Unrestricted P Value (Vegetarian versus Unrestricted)
Period 1 Period 2 Period 1 Period 2 Period 1 Period 2
Urea nitrogen (g/d per 1.73 m2) 8.3±1.6 8.1±1.6 11.4±3.0 12.1±1.9 0.007 <0.001
Creatinine (g/d per 1.73 m2) 1.16±0.23 1.15±0.25 1.45±0.25 1.50±0.25 0.007 0.001
Sulfate (mmol/d per 1.73 m2) 18±4 19±7 26±6 27±4 0.001 0.01
Sodium (mEq/d per 1.73 m2) 134±58 125±58 146±58 144±49 0.59 0.38
Potassium (mEq/d per 1.73 m2) 75±21 73±27 68±16 71±19 0.40 0.77
Phosphate (mg/d per 1.73 m2) 741±184 763±172 913±181 934±134 0.03 0.01

Values are mean ± SD.

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