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Table 2 Arterial concentrations of branched chain, essential, nonessential, and total amino acids during hyperinsulinemic statesa

From: Leucine disposal rate for assessment of amino acid metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis patients

 

Hemodialysis

Control

Amino Acids

Baseline

HEGC

HEAC

P

Baseline

HEGC

HEAC

P

BCAA

295 (240, 346)

199 (157, 237)

298 (267, 347)

<0.001

314 (253, 342)

203 (159, 226)

344 (298, 378)

<0.001

EAA

779 (615, 1230)

597 (445, 998)

929 (737, 1243)

<0.001

701 (590, 769)

522 (426, 583)

622 (582, 822)

<0.001

NEAA

1234 (1030, 1458)

1049 (930, 1230)

1355 (1209, 1710)

<0.001

1340 (1049, 1622)

1083 (757, 1246)

1485 (1331, 1764)

<0.001

TAA

2243 (1883, 2503)

1721 (1140, 2104)

2448 (1969, 2733)

<0.001

2070 (1889, 2316)

1635 (1362, 1854)

1926 (1551, 2293)

<0.001

  1. BCAA branched chain amino acid, EAA essential amino acid, HEAC hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic-euaminoacidemic clamp, HEGC hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, NEAA nonessential amino acid, TAA total amino acid
  2. aAll amino acids expressed as median (IQR), μmol/L. P values were derived from linear mixed-effects models with random intercepts