Table 6.

Fasted serum metabolite profiles for cats fed diets containing different carbohydrate sources.

Item	Reference range	Treatmentsa			SEMb
		Corn	WSH	RSH
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.4–1.6	1.41	1.50	1.50	0.069
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	18–38	23.56	24.44	24.11	0.809
Total protein, g/dL	5.8–8.0	6.24	6.36	6.23	0.091
Albumin, g/dL	2.8–4.1	3.34	3.38	3.37	0.045
Globulin, g/dL	2.6–5.1	2.90	2.98	2.87	0.082
Albumin/globulin, g/dL	0.6–1.1	1.16	1.13	1.18	0.042
Calcium, mg/dL	8.8–10.2	9.30cd	9.44c	9.24d	0.075
Phosphorus, mg/dL	3.2–5.3	5.81	5.90	5.83	0.149
Sodium, mmol/L	145–157	149.00	149.22	149.56	0.332
Potassium, mmol/L	3.6–5.3	4.32	4.32	4.27	0.085
Sodium/potassium ratio	28–36	34.56	34.67	35.22	0.719
Chloride, mmol/L	109–126	115.33	115.22	115.56	0.440
Glucose, mg/dL	60–122	143.00	133.78	146.67	10.448
Alkaline phosphatase total, U/L	10–85	52.78	57.00	53.56	3.770
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L	14–71	47.44	49.22	49.56	4.036
Gamma-glutamyl transferase, U/L	0–3	0.33	0.00	0.22	0.128
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.0–0.3	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.011
Creatine kinase, U/L	10–250	233.11	311.22	321.67	37.279
Cholesterol total, mg/dL	66–160	129.44	134.56	117.67	10.286
Triglycerides, mg/dL	21–166	38.33	40.22	37.00	3.720
Bicarbonate (TCO2), mmol/L	12–21	19.33	19.11	19.33	0.311
Anion gap	10–27	18.56	19.22	18.89	0.539

^aWSH, white sorghum; RSH, red sorghum.

^bStandard error of the mean.

^cdMeans within a row with no common superscript letter are different (P < 0.05).