Research Article
Coconut Water: An Unexpected Source of Urinary Citrate
Table 3
Mean values from 24-hour urine.
| ā | Water | SD | Coconut Water | SD | p-value |
| Volume (L/d) | 3.03 | 0.6 | 3.03 | 0.7 | 1.00 | SSCaOx | 2.05 | 0.87 | 1.82 | 0.89 | 0.12 | Ca (mEq/d) | 139 | 74 | 137 | 91 | 1.00 | Oxalate (mEq/d) | 26.6 | 9 | 27.7 | 7.2 | 0.40 | Citrate (mEq/d) | 557 | 207 | 718 | 278 | 0.02 | SSCaP | 0.48 | 0.3 | 0.46 | 0.3 | 0.78 | pH | 6.3 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.16 | SSUA | 0.31 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 0.2 | 0.33 | Uric Acid (g/d) | 0.62 | 0.15 | 0.614 | 0.1 | 0.78 | Na (mEq/d) | 174 | 33.2 | 177 | 46.8 | 0.89 | K (mEq/d) | 64 | 14.5 | 143 | 30.4 | 0.01 | Mg (mEq/d) | 97 | 35.3 | 101 | 43 | 0.58 | P (g/d) | 0.819 | 0.2 | 0.82 | 0.2 | 0.89 | NH4 (mEq/d) | 36.7 | 7.8 | 33.8 | 9.3 | 0.33 | Cl (mEq/d) | 174 | 33.7 | 238 | 46.5 | 0.03 | Sulfate (mEq/d) | 39.6 | 12.7 | 42.4 | 8.6 | 0.40 | Urea N (g/d) | 10.2 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 0.67 | Creatinine (mEq/d) | 1588 | 307 | 1675 | 378 | 0.05 |
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