Table 3.
One Month Study Blood Chemistry Group by Sex ANOVA
| Measure | GROUP main effect F, p value (df 3, 38) |
SEX main effect F, p value (df 1, 38) |
GROUP X SEX interaction F, p value (df 3, 38) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 4.97, .005 | 17.50, <.001 | 1.05, .38 |
| Urea Nitrogen (mg/dL) | 16.15, <.001 | 0.06, .81 | 1.43, .25 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.91, .15 | 30.79, <.001 | 1.22, .31 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 4.54, .01 | 8.97, .005 | 4.47, .01 * |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 78.88, <.001 | 154.09, <.001 | 31.05, <.001 * |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 1.83, .16 | 21.08, <.001 | 0.03, .99 |
| Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 3.78, .02 | 33.07, <.001 | 2.36, .09 |
| Anion Gap (mEq/L) | 4.77, .01 | 2.11, .15 | 1.99, .13 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 0.27, .85 | 190.31, <.001 | 0.38, .77 |
| Total Protein (g/dL) | 1.81, .16 | 125.86, <.001 | 1.32, .28 |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 4.42, .01 | 13.13, .001 | 1.90, .15 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 0.14, .94 | 69.77, <.001 | 0.24, .87 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 5.00, .005 | 2.31, .14 | 4.24, .01 * |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.03, .99 | 24.10, <.001 | 0.35, .79 |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 33.00, <.001 | 10.81, .002 | 1.95, .14 |
| ALT (U/L) | 2.98, .04 | 45.48, <.001 | 0.74, .53 |
| ALP (U/L) | 1.86, .15 | 2.04, .16 | 2.61, .07 |
| GGT (U/L) | All values were “< 3” – no analyses conducted | ||
| CK (U/L) | 3.70, .02 | 3.79, .06 | 2.80, .053 |
|
Overall Model Test - X2 = 9.21, df 7, p = .24 Binary logistic regression to predict hemolysis. Wald X2 statistic |
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| Hemolysis (Mild to moderate hemolysis may cause false increases in direct bilirubin and AST measurement. Marked hemolysis can adversely affect all chemistry tests.) | X2 = 1.90, df 3, p = .59 | X2 = 0.0, df 1, p = .99 | X2 = 0.1, df 3, p = 1.0 |
*Only Sodium, Potassium and Phosphorus are significant for group by sex interactions