Table 1. Comparison of proportional changes in serum electrolytes before and after bowel preparation with PEG-asc.
| N |
Value before intake
(mean±SD, range) |
N |
Value after intake
(mean±SD, range) |
N |
Change
(mean±SD) |
P value | |
| Potassium | 1873 | 4.3±0.3 (3.5–5.0) | 1873 | 4.0 ± 0.4 (2.6–5.0) | 1824 | –0.3 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
| Sodium | 1828 | 140.6±2.4 (128–154) | 1868 | 139.8 ± 2.9 (111–149) | 1823 | –0.7 ± 4.3 | < 0.001 |
| Creatinine | 1877 | 85.1±29 (11–533) | 1889 | 79.8 ± 25 (23–413) | 1872 | –5.3 ± 10.7 | < 0.001 |
| Magnesium | 1564 | 0.85±0.1 (0.26–1.14) | 1818 | 0.81 ± 0.08 (0.28–1.15) | 1547 | –0.04 ± 0.08 | < 0.001 |