Table 1. Serum biomarkers in diet groups, excluding animals with liver masses^a,b.

	HFWD (n = 11)a	HFWD-Ca (n = 10)a
AST (U/L)	149 ± 115	136 ± 45
ALT (U/L)	71 ± 22	73 ± 32
AlkP (U/L)	54 ± 23	36 ± 16
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.14 ± 0.07	0.07 ± 0.05* (p = 0.0189)
Albumin (g/dL)	2.94 ± 0.60	2.97 ± 0.49
Total protein (g/dL)	5.66 ± 0.97	5.93 ± 0.76
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.18 ±0.04	0.17 ± 0.03
Glucose (mg/dL)	252 ± 71	243 ± 38
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.30 ± 1.24	9.80 ± 0.63

^a 15 of 20 HFWD and 14 of 20 HFWD-Ca animals had no liver masses. Serum values were not available from 4 non-mass HFWD and 4 non-mass HFWD-Ca animals owing to post-mortem coagulation or insufficient sample.

^b Values are mean +/- S.D.

* significantly different by unpaired t tests, two-tailed without multiple comparisons correction

AST Aspartate Aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransaminase, ALKP alkaline phosphatase