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. 2018 Dec 5;10(12):1928. doi: 10.3390/nu10121928

Table 7.

Effects of 12-h and 24-h water restriction a on plasma osmolality and AVP concentration.

Participants Experimental Design Phase Plasma Osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) Plasma AVP (pg/ml) Reference
8 ♀ b
(21–34 year)
Baseline, EU 289 ± 2 1.3 ± 0.6 Davison et al., AJP 1984 [62]
12-h WR c 294 ± 2 2.9 ± 1.2
5 ♂ & 3 ♀ b
(26–50 year)
Baseline, EU 292 ± 1 1.7 ± 0.2 Geelen et al., AJP 1984 [63]
24-h WR c 302 ± 1 3.3 ± 0.5
7 ♂
(20–31 year)
Baseline, EU 288 ± 1 1.0 ± 0.3 Phillips et al., NEJM 1984 [88]
24-h WR c,d 291 ± 1 3.5 ± 0.3
7 ♂
(67–75 year)
Baseline, EU 288 ± 1 1.8 ± 0.3 Phillips et al., NEJM 1984 [88]
24-h WR c,d 296 ± 1 8.3 ± 0.3

a, diets included no water or beverages and dry food items; b, nonpregnant women; c, 24-h total water intake was not measured; d, body mass loss was 1.8–1.9% of the baseline value; Abbreviations: AVP, arginine vasopressin; EU, euhydrated; WR, water restriction.