Table 3.

Electrolytes 8 weeks after nephrectomy

Electrolytes	0.05% w/w Mg diet	0.48% w/w Mg diet	P-value
Week 8 (n = 21)
Plasma concentrations
Magnesium (mmol/L)	0.67 ± 0.13	1.27 ± 0.34	<0.01
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.34 ± 0.35	2.33 ± 0.39	0.94
Albumin (mmol/L)	13 ± 4	15 ± 3	0.23
Phosphate (mmol/L)	5.1 ± 1.5	4.3 ± 1.5	0.23
Week 8—only animals that were housed in metabolic cages (n = 10)
Plasma concentrations
Magnesium (mmol/L)	0.68 ± 0.17	1.25 ± 0.34	0.01
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.17 ± 0.43	2.39 ± 0.21	0.33
Albumin (mmol/L)	12 ± 5	15 ± 2	0.25
Phosphate (mmol/L)	5.7 ± 1.8	4.4 ± 1.0	0.18
Urine excretion
Magnesium (mmol/24 h)	0.11 ± 0.03	0.58 ± 0.07	<0.01
Calcium (mmol/24 h)	0.04 ± 0.02	0.02 ± 0.01	0.18
Phosphate (mmol/24 h)	5.4 ± 2.2	6.4 ± 1.8	0.48

Values are expressed as mean ± SD.