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Table 6 Results of Liver and Kidney Function

From: Minimal effective dose of lactic-fermented egg white on visceral fat in Japanese men: a double-blind parallel-armed pilot study

 

Intake Periods (Weeks)

Change (%)

0

8

AST (IU/L)

Control

50.4 ± 26.7

35.2 ± 12.3

88.8 ± 9.9

LAFEW 6 g

21.9 ± 1.9

22.1 ± 2.4

101 ± 5.4

LAFEW 8 g

31.3 ± 6.0

28.7 ± 4.4

98.2 ± 12.2

ALT (IU/L)

Control

52.2 ± 28.2

45.4 ± 21.7

95.5 ± 6.2

LAFEW 6 g

22.0 ± 2.8

23.4 ± 3.7

105 ± 7.2

LAFEW 8 g

49.0 ± 12.9

39.0 ± 10.5

94.3 ± 21.4

γ-GTP (IU/L)

Control

72.6 ± 33.0

74.6 ± 35.5

105 ± 9.9

LAFEW 6 g

70.6 ± 21.3

70.9 ± 24.4

96.7 ± 5.8

LAFEW 8 g

37.8 ± 7.3

33.7 ± 7.3

86.8 ± 5.4

BUN (mg/dL)

Control

13.0 ± 1.3

14.2 ± 0.9

111 ± 8.2

LAFEW 6 g

12.5 ± 1.1

11.2 ± 0.7#

92.5 ± 7.8

LAFEW 8 g

12.8 ± 0.5

11.8 ± 0.7

91.9 ± 4.3

Cr (mg/dL)

Control

0.748 ± 0.042

0.752 ± 0.039

101 ± 2

LAFEW 6 g

0.779 ± 0.029

0.836 ± 0.030*

108 ± 3

LAFEW 8 g

0.798 ± 0.032

0.823 ± 0.024

104 ± 3

UA (mg/dL)

Control

6.34 ± 0.15

6.16 ± 0.37

97.7 ± 7.4

LAFEW 6 g

5.96 ± 0.31

5.83 ± 0.30

98.4 ± 4.0

LAFEW 8 g

6.12 ± 0.47

5.95 ± 0.46

98.1 ± 5.6

  1. Mean ± SE of 5 (Control), 7 (LAFEW 6 g), or 6 (LAFEW 8 g)
  2. Control: Control group, LAFEW 6 g: LAFEW 6 g group, LAFEW 8 g: LAFEW 8 g group
  3. *p < 0.05 vs. 0 week by paired t-test, #p < 0.05 vs. Control by Dunnett test
  4. LAFEW Lactic-fermented egg white