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. 2022 Aug 17;78(1):75–89. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glac135

Table 4.

Monitored Blood Labs

0w 2w 4w 8w 12w 16w
Alanine transaminase (ALT; U/L)
YAG 17.1 ± 5.8 16.5 ± 5.9 - - - -
(N = 11) p > .99
OAG (N = 12 for 0w, 24.6 ± 9.6 25.1 ± 10.2 25.5 ± 11.4 23.2 ± 13.8 24.9 ± 18.6 25.2 ± 19.3
2w; N = 11 for 4w, p > .99 p > .99 p > .99 p > .99 p > .99
8w, 12w, 16w)
OAP (N = 12) 23.0 ± 9.0 23.8 ± 10.1

p > .99
22.1 ± 7.5

p > .99
23.1 ± 7.6

p > .99
20.8 ± 4.2

p > .99
24.9 ± 8.3

p > .99
Aspartate transaminase (AST; U/L)
YAG 18.3 ± 8.2 20.1 ± 10.2 - - - -
(N = 11) p > .99
OAG (N = 12 for 0w, 21.9 ± 3.8 23.9 ± 7.4 21.3 ± 7.1 20.5 ± 6.6 22.6 ± 8.9 25.2 ± 9.6
2w; N = 11 for 4w, p > .99 p > .99 p > .99 p > .99 p > .99
8w, 12w, 16w)
OAP (N = 12) 24.2 ± 6.3 23.9 ± 8.2 19.9 ± 8.2 20.0 ± 6.2 20.1 ± 6.8 23.4 ± 9.5
p > .99 p = .27 p = .38 p > .99 p > .99
Creatinine (mg/dl)
YAG 0.9 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2 - - - -
(N = 11) p = .44
OAG (N = 12 for 0w,
2w; N = 11 for 4w, 8w, 12w, 16w)
0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2
p > .99
0.9 ± 0.2
p > .99
1.0 ± 0.3
p > .99
1.0 ± 0.3
p > .99
0.9 ± 0.2
p > .99
OAP (N = 12) 0.8 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1
p > .99 p = .10 p > .99 p > .99 p > .99

Notes: Data are summarized by means with standard deviations. p Values compare means estimated by the general linear mixed regression model. 2w, 4w, 8w, 12w, 16w refer to weeks after receiving supplements. p = compared to 0w.