Table 3.
Urinary excretion of diet-derived solutes
Diet-Derived Solute | Vegetarian | Unrestricted | P Value (Vegetarian versus Unrestricted) | |||
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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.