Table 3.

Serum biomarkers of bone and mineral metabolism in rat CKD.

	CKD	CKD + BßGlucans	p value
	(n = 13)	(n = 13)
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.8 ± 0.5	9.2 ± 0.8	0.19
Phosphate (mg/dL)	8.1 ± 2.6	7.7 ± 2.2	0.66
PTH (pg/mL)	3107 ± 2152	2044 ± 1127	0.14
25-hydroxyvitamin D (ng/mL)	29.4 ± 8.7	27.9 ± 6.5	0.63
FGF23 (ng/mL)	10.9 ± 5.6	12.5 ± 6.5	0.58
Bone alkaline phosphatase (U/mL)	42.1 (33.3–70.2)	28.1 (16.9–74.0)	0.28
(1,3)-β-D-glucan (pg/mL)	Undetectable	Undetetectable	—

Values indicate Mean ± SD or Median (interquartile range).