Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 46 Sprague Dawley rats at 6 weeks of age

Characteristics	0.05% w/w Mg diet	0.48% w/w Mg diet
Sex, n (%)
Male	11 (48)	12 (52)
Female	12 (52)	11 (48)
Body weight (g)	189 ± 34	196 ± 36
Urea (mmol/L)	4.1 ± 1.4	4.2 ± 1.0
Creatinine (µmol/L)	10 ± 3	10 ± 3
Magnesium (mmol/L)	0.75 ± 0.08	0.75 ± 0.09
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.86 ± 0.12	2.84 ± 0.10
Albumin (mmol/L)	15 ± 2	15 ± 1
Phosphate (mmol/L)	2.5 ± 0.3	2.6 ± 0.3

Values are expressed as mean ± SD unless stated otherwise.