Table 2

Wet weight and electrolytes

BaselineTreatmentEffectP value
Wet weight (g/day)Dietary intake3022 (1737, 4353)3183 (1730, 4208)−7 (−663, 276)0.672
Faeces1087 (383, 3480)1135 (153, 3183)−174 (−1510, 675)0.176
Absolute absorption1523 (−360, 3267)1747 (90, 3132)223 (−514, 847)0.398
Urine (mL/day)1520 (1007, 3273)1720 (580, 3367)80 (−427, 697)0.176
Sodium (mmol/day)Dietary intake133 (53, 194)130 (46, 216)−11 (−64, 87)0.237
Faeces41 (16, 296)92 (6, 272)−5 (−55, 90)0.866
Absolute absorption37 (−163, 170)51 (−147, 132)−3 (−85, 41)0.553
Urine156 (34, 217)132 (46, 178)2 (−39, 12)1
Potassium (mmol/day)Dietary intake70 (39, 112)69 (37, 124)−2 (−27, 27)0.933
Faeces49 (14, 96)30 (9, 86)−15 (−46, 12)0.063
Absolute absorption10 (−15, 80)39 (−10, 80)18 (−25, 73)0.31
Urine51 (25, 79)41 (27, 75)1 (−24, 17)0.672
Calcium (mmol/day)Dietary intake29 (11, 70)23 (10, 62)−3 (−19, 4)0.091
Faeces28 (15, 60)31 (5, 47)−7 (−21, 12)0.31
Absolute absorption−2 (−20, 22)−1 (−19, 21)−1 (−9, 10)0.499
Urine4 (0, 7)3 (1, 9)0 (−3, 2)0.866
Magnesium (mmol/day)Dietary intake15 (10, 27)17 (9, 22)−1 (−5, 4)0.31
Faeces17 (10, 21)17 (3, 24)−3 (−6, 7)0.31
Absolute absorption0 (−3, 7)0 (−7, 6)−1 (−3, 5)0.866
Urine3 (1, 8)3 (0, 9)0 (0, 1)0.916
  • Data are presented as median (min, max).