. 2019 Sep 14;11(9):2225. doi: 10.3390/nu11092225

Table 2.

Biochemical profiles.

Time	Pre-Ramadan (T-1)	Ramadan (TR)	1 month post -Ramadan (T1)	2 month post-Ramadan (T2)
Albumin (g/dL)	3.0 ± 0.38 (45)^ab	3.2 ± 0.33 (45)^ac	3.2 ± 0.40 (45)^bd	3.1 ± 0.49 (43)^cd
Potassium (mEq/L)	5.0 ± 1.5 (45)^a	4.7 ± 0.91 (45)^b	4.9 ± 90 (45)	5.0 ± 0.91 (43)^ab
TIBC (mg/dL)	219 ± 58 (39)^a	181 ±33 (40)^ab	235 ± 72 (17)	211 ± 74 (42)^b
BUN Pre-D (mg/dL)	47.5 ± 15 (45)^a	51.9 ± 13 (45)	53.7 ± 13 (45)^a	51.3 ± 15 (43)
BUN Post-D (mg/dL)	15.4 ± 6.3 (40)^abc	18.0 ± 6.4 (41)^a	18.8 ± 7.9 (41)^b	18.9 ± 9.7 (41)^c
Creatinine (mg/dL)	9.2 ± 3.0 (44)^abc	9.9 ± 3.0 (44)^a	10.5 ± 3.3 (44)^b	10.1 ± 3.4 (42)^c
Sodium (mEq/L)	135.0 ± 3 (45)^ab	133.7 ± 3 (45)^ac	136.1 ± 5 (45)	136.8 ± 3 (43)^bc

Values are reported as mean ± SD for the numbers in parentheses. Abbreviations: Pre-D. Wt.: pre-dialysis weight; TIBC: total iron binding capacity; BUN pre-D: blood urea nitrogen pre-dialysis; BUN post-D: blood urea nitrogen post-dialysis. ^abcd Values in a given row with common superscripts were significant at p < 0.05. Creatinine 9.2–10.5 mg/dL, pre-dialysis BUN 47.5–53.7 mg/dL and post-dialysis BUN 15.4–18.9 mg/dL were within acceptable clinical guidelines. Creatinine 9.2–10.5 mg/dL, pre-dialysis BUN 47.5–53.7 mg/dL and post-dialysis BUN 15.4–18.9 mg/dL were within acceptable clinical guidelines.