Table 4.
Effect of Met and GAA supplementation on renal reabsorption of GAA and creatine
| Metabolite | Met, g/d | GAA, g/d | P-value1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | SEM | Met | G-L | G-Q | Met × G-L | Met × G-Q | ||
| % renal reabsorption | ||||||||||||
| GAA | 0 | 56.8 | 53.6 | 64.7 | 65.9 | 77.7 | 5.6 | 0.05 | 0.47 | 0.11 | <0.001 | 0.77 |
| 12 | 67.2 | 58.7 | 50.2 | 51.1 | 52.1 | |||||||
| Creatine | 0 | 90.2 | 85.2 | 78.0 | 77.7 | 88.6 | 2.5 | 0.10 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| 12 | 84.0 | 84.8 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 74.6 |
1G-L, linear effect of GAA; G-Q, quadratic effect of GAA.