Table 3.

The table shows the urinary biochemical parameter levels in isolated samples from 8-week female HFD-treated rats (n=10) compared with appropriated gender- and age-matched controls (ND; n=10)

	ND	HFD
Sodium (mEq/L)	4.7±0.4	6.2±0.4*
Potassium (mEq/L)	3.6±0.4	3.1±0.4
Chloride (mEq/L)	7.1±0.3	9.0±0.4**
Magnesium (mEq/L)	1.9±0.1	1.3±0.1**
Calcium (mg/dL)	0.5±0.1	0.6±0.1
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	1.7±0.6	1.8±0.5
Uric Acid (mg/dL)	0.2±0.046	0.1±0.048
Amylase (U/L)	1.0±0.7	2.2±1.6
Urea (mg/dL)	276.7±21.7	211.8±11.4*
Creatinine (mg/dL)	3.4±0.4	3.7±0.5

Values are means±SEM.

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01 (Student's t-test).