Table 4 –

Serum biochemistry.

		Dose
	Water	Low	Medium	High	BB
Total protein (g/dL)	6.01 ± 0.21	6.03 ± 0.24	6.03 ± 0.21	5.99 ± 0.17	5.99 ± 0.17
Albumin (g/dL)	3.39 ± 0.14	3.39 ± 0.18	3.42 ± 0.14	3.42 ± 0.16	3.40 ± 0.15
Globulin (g/dL)	2.62 ± 0.10	2.64 ± 0.11	2.61 ± 0.11	2.57 ± 0.07	2.59 ± 0.11
A/G ratio	1.29 ± 0.06	1.29 ± 0.09	1.32 ± 0.04	1.32 ± 0.06	1.32 ± 0.10
BUN (mg/dL)	14.9 ± 2.42	17.6 ± 3.10	16.8 ± 2.49	14.8 ± 1.32	16.3 ± 3.50
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.67 ± 0.15	0.69 ± 0.09	0.74 ± 0.09	0.70 ± 0.12	0.68 ± 0.10
ALKP (U/L)	123 ± 30.7	112 ± 18.0	111 ± 25.1	117 ± 19.9	114 ± 15.7
ALT (U/L)	50.3 ± 8.3	48.9 ± 9.1	45.7 ± 7.7	53.8 ± 10.7	44.0 ± 5.9
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.12 ± 0.04	0.17 ± 0.05	0.15 ± 0.05	0.14 ± 0.05	0.17 ± 0.07
Amylase (U/L)	1662 ± 318	1517 ± 333	1614 ± 393	1702 ± 304	1673 ± 362
Lipase (U/L)	97.0 ± 23.3	100 ± 35.8	105 ± 27.2	101 ± 15.9	120 ± 35.0
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	135 ± 10.3	128 ± 11.2	123 ± 14.8	118 ± 8.9*	131 ± 20.0
Calcium (mg/dL)	11.6 ± 0.20	11.6 ± 0.30	11.5 ± 0.35	11.6 ± 0.13	11.5 ± 0.26
Chloride (mmol/L)	99.4 ± 1.2	99 ± 1.3	98.6 ± 1.2	97.3 ± 0.9*	99.8 ± 1.6
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	7.53 ± 0.61	7.96 ± 0.83	7.52 ± 0.81	7.40 ± 0.52	7.41 ± 0.35
Potassium (mmol/L)	7.02 ± 0.80	7.27 ± 0.89	7.36 ± 0.47	7.06 ± 0.72	7.10 ± 0.83
Sodium (mmol/L)	141 ± 1.5	141 ± 1.0	142 ± 1.1	141 ± 0.9	141 ± 0.8
Anion gap (mmol/L)	16.1 ± 2.40	16.2 ± 2.41	16.6 ± 1.65	17.4 ± 2.17	16.5 ± 2.80
CO2 (mmol/L)	32.7 ± 1.70	33.2 ± 1.62	33.8 ± 2.28	33.2 ± 1.69	32.0 ± 3.91

Values are mean ± SD for 9–10 animals per group.

BB = whole freeze-dried blueberries; A/G = Albumin:Globulin ratio; BUN = Blood Urea Nitrogen; ALKP = Alkaline Phosphatase; ALT = Alanine Transaminase; CO₂ = Carbon Dioxide.

^*Significantly different from water control (p<0.05).