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. 2021 Feb;20(1):24–34.

Table 5.

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Laboratory reference rangea Baseline Day 10 Mean % Δ P valueb Cohen’s d
Mean SD Mean SD
Glucose, non-fasting (mg/dL) 65-139 90.3 16.6 95.4 10.7 7.1 % .201 0.31
BUN (mg/dL) 7-25 15.4 4.7 14.4 2.7 0.6 % .495 -0.21
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.50-1.10, 0.50-0.99 (Fc), 0.60-1.35 (M) 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 % .701 -0.07
eGFR Non-African American (mL/min/1.73m2)d ≥60 94.4 12.3 94.4 9.5 0.8 % >.99 0.00
eGFR African American (mL/min/1.73m2)e ≥60 97 113 16.5 %
Sodium (mmol/L) 135-146 138.4 0.8 138.5 1.4 0.1 % .832 0.12
Potassium (mmol/L) 3.5-5.3 4.3 0.3 4.3 0.2 0.3 % >.99 0.00
Chloride (mmol/L) 98-110 103.6 2.0 104.3 2.1 0.7 % .333 0.36
Carbon dioxide (mmol/L) 19-30 (F), 20-31 (M) 27.3 2.8 25.9 2.6 -4.6 % .148 -0.50
Calcium (mg/dL) 8.6-10.2, 8.6-10.3, 8.6-10.4c 9.3 0.4 9.3 0.2 0.3 % .941 0.02
Protein (g/dL) 6.1-8.1 6.9 0.2 7.0 0.2 2.1 % .173 0.59
Albumin (g/dL) 3.6-5.1 4.4 0.2 4.5 0.2 2.9 % .074 0.49
Globulin (g/dL) 1.9-3.7 2.5 0.2 2.5 0.3 0.6 % .726 0.12
Albumin/globulin ratio 1.0-2.5 1.8 0.2 1.8 0.3 2.0 % .343 0.22
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) 0.2-1.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 -21.4% .045 -0.76
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) 33-115, 33-130 (Fc), 40-115 (M) 62.2 23.0 60.2 23.0 -3.3 % .090 -0.09
Aspartate aminotransferase, AST (U/L) 10-30 or 10-35 (Fc), 10-40 (M) 19.4 3.8 18.1 4.1 -6.9 % .018 -0.34
Alanine aminotransferase, ALT (U/L) 6-29 (F), 9-46 (M) 19.3 9.9 19.4 9.0 2.6 % .922 0.01

aQuest Diagnostics (Seattle, WA)

bP values calculated using paired t test.

cReference range age-dependent;

deGFR non-African American participants (n = 9);

eeGFR African American participant (n = 1)

Abbreviations: Δ, change; dL, deciliter; F, female; g, gram; M, male; m, meter; mg, milligrams; min, minutes; mL, milliliter; mmol, millimoles; L, liter; SD, standard deviation; U, units.