Table 6.

Hepatic and kidney condition and serum mineral levels

			Intake Period (Weeks)
	Groups	n	0	4	8
AST (IU/L)	8 g	29	20.1 ± 0.9	20.3 ± 0.8	20.8 ± 0.8
	6 g	31	20.3 ± 1.0	20.8 ± 1.0	20.9 ± 1.2
	4 g	28	22.9 ± 1.5	21.8 ± 1.1	21.8 ± 1.1
ALT (IU/L)	8 g	29	24.2 ± 1.8	23.7 ± 1.7	24.1 ± 1.7
	6 g	31	25.6 ± 2.0	24.8 ± 2.3	24.7 ± 2.0
	4 g	28	27.6 ± 2.3	25.3 ± 2.4	27.4 ± 2.6
γ-GTP (IU/L)	8 g	29	40.7 ± 4.6	40.4 ± 4.8	42.6 ± 4.9
	6 g	31	37.9 ± 4.0	35.8 ± 3.4	35.7 ± 3.9
	4 g	28	39.1 ± 3.6	40.0 ± 4.1	42.1 ± 5.1
BUN (mg/dL)	8 g	29	12.4 ± 0.5	13.7 ± 0.5*	13.2 ± 0.5
	6 g	31	13.8 ± 0.6	14.9 ± 0.7	14.6 ± 0.6
	4 g	28	13.4 ± 0.7	13.9 ± 0.6	13.3 ± 0.5
Cr (mg/dL)	8 g	29	0.820 ± 0.020	0.822 ± 0.021	0.829 ± 0.023
	6 g	31	0.791 ± 0.015	0.795 ± 0.016	0.791 ± 0.015
	4 g	28	0.814 ± 0.016	0.811 ± 0.015	0.811 ± 0.013
UA (mg/dL)	8 g	29	6.09 ± 0.18	6.03 ± 0.17	6.10 ± 0.21
	6 g	31	6.15 ± 0.17	6.11 ± 0.18	6.02 ± 0.15
	4 g	28	6.02 ± 0.22	6.00 ± 0.23	6.07 ± 0.24
Na (mg/dL)	8 g	29	142 ± 0	142 ± 0	142 ± 0
	6 g	31	142 ± 0	142 ± 0	142 ± 0
	4 g	28	142 ± 0	142 ± 0	142 ± 0*
K (mg/dL)	8 g	29	4.10 ± 0.05	4.11 ± 0.04	4.20 ± 0.05
	6 g	31	4.16 ± 0.05	4.07 ± 0.04	4.22 ± 0.04
	4 g	28	4.24 ± 0.06	4.16 ± 0.05	4.19 ± 0.04
Cl (mg/dL)	8 g	29	103 ± 0	103 ± 0	104 ± 0
	6 g	31	103 ± 0	103 ± 0	104 ± 0
	4 g	28	103 ± 0	103 ± 0	104 ± 0*
Ca (mg/dL)	8 g	29	9.43 ± 0.05	9.33 ± 0.07	9.24 ± 0.06*
	6 g	31	9.32 ± 0.05	9.24 ± 0.06	9.26 ± 0.04
	4 g	28	9.43 ± 0.05	9.34 ± 0.06	9.34 ± 0.06

Mean ± SE of 29 (8 g), 31 (6 g), and 28 (4 g), *: p < 0.05 vs. 0 weeks by Dunnett test