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Table 3 Metabolic panel data of men and women before and after a 21 day Daniel Fast

From: Effect of a 21 day Daniel Fast on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women

Variable

Pre

Post

Glucose (mg·dL-1)

86.9 ± 1.5

84.8 ± 1.0

BUN (mg·dL-1)*

13.1 ± 0.6

10.1 ± 0.6

Creatinine (mg·dL-1)

0.9 ± 0.0

0.9 ± 0.0

BUN:Creatinine**

14.7 ± 0.6

11.7 ± 0.7

Sodium (mmol·L-1)

138.7 ± 0.3

139.1 ± 0.3

Potassium (mmol·L-1)

4.3 ± 0.1

4.4 ± 0.1

Chloride (mmol·L-1)

102.6 ± 0.3

102.6 ± 0.3

CO2 (mmol·L-1)

25.3 ± 0.3

25.9 ± 0.3

Calcium (mg·dL-1)

9.4 ± 0.1

9.5 ± 0.1

Protein (g·dL-1)***

7.0 ± 0.1

6.8 ± 0.1

Albumin (g·dL-1)

4.3 ± 0.0

4.2 ± 0.0

Globulin (g·dL-1)

2.7 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.1

A:G

1.6 ± 0.0

1.6 ± 0.0

Bilirubin (mg·dL-1)

0.5 ± 0.0

0.6 ± 0.1

Alk Phos (IU·L-1)

63.8 ± 3.3

64.7 ± 3.1

AST (SGOT) (IU·L-1)

23.0 ± 1.6

21.4 ± 0.6

ALT (SGPT) (IU·L-1)

19.7 ± 1.2

18.0 ± 0.9

  1. Values are mean ± SEM.
  2. * p = 0.003
  3. ** p = 0.005
  4. *** p = 0.05
  5. No other statistically significant differences noted (p > 0.05).