A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Low-Volume PEG Solution Plus Ascorbic Acid versus Standard PEG Solution in Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Table 6
Differences in laboratory results between baseline and 3 hours and 7 hours after taking gut lavage solution in patients aged 70 years or more.
Difference between 3 hrs and baseline
Difference between 7 hrs and baseline
PEG-ELS
PEG-ASC
-value
PEG-ELS
PEG-ASC
-value
Total protein (g/dL)
0.1 (0.4)
0.2 (0.5)
0.283
0.1 (0.3)
0.2 (0.4)
0.414
Albumin (g/dL)
0.1 (0.3)
0.1 (0.3)
0.420
0.1 (0.2)
0.1 (0.3)
0.817
Glucose (mg/dL)
−6.4 (8.4)
−4.4 (19.0)
0.627
−8.6 (16.6)
1.4 (23.1)
0.085
BUN (mg/dL)
−0.5 (1.1)
0.0 (1.2)
0.146
−0.7 (1.8)
0.3 (1.8)
0.055
Creatinine (mg/dL)
−0.01 (0.06)
0.03 (0.05)
0.009
0.00 (0.09)
0.00 (0.05)
0.828
ALT (U/L)
2.4 (2.0)
3.2 (5.3)
0.485
1.8 (1.9)
3.7 (6.1)
0.152
Sodium (mmol/L)
−0.6 (1.6)
−0.4 (1.4)
0.642
−0.7 (1.9)
−1.4 (1.9)
0.194
Potassium (mmol/L)
−0.1 (0.3)
0.0 (0.2)
0.070
−0.3 (0.3)
−0.2 (0.3)
0.130
Chloride (mmol/L)
−1.6 (1.3)
0.8 (1.4)
<0.001
−2.3 (2.2)
−0.3 (2.0)
0.001
Calcium (mg/dL)
−0.1 (0.3)
0.0 (0.4)
0.064
−0.1 (0.4)
0.0 (0.3)
0.417
Phosphorus (mg/dL)
0.0 (0.2)
0.3 (0.2)
<0.001
−0.2 (0.3)
0.0 (0.2)
0.002
pH
0.01 (0.03)
−0.03 (0.03)
<0.001
0.01 (0.03)
−0.02 (0.03)
0.004
Sodium bicarbonate
0.1 (2.5)
−3.9 (2.2)
<0.001
−0.4 (2.1)
−4.3 (2.1)
<0.001
Base excess (mmol/L)
0.4 (1.8)
−3.7 (2.1)
<0.001
−0.1 (1.7)
−3.9 (2.1)
<0.001
Osmolality (mOsm/kg)
−0.8 (6.1)
−1.1 (2.8)
0.815
−2.2 (3.9)
−2.7 (4.1)
0.643
Magnesium (mg/dL)
−0.1 (0.1)
0.0 (0.1)
0.002
−0.1 (0.1)
−0.1 (0.1)
0.787
White blood cells (/μL)
231 (1327)
−153 (789)
0.220
1223 (1024)
1489 (1021)
0.361
Red blood cells (×104/μL)
−0.9 (17.4)
5.2 (21.3)
0.277
−0.2 (19.6)
7.5 (19.6)
0.175
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
−0.1 (0.6)
0.0 (0.7)
0.458
−0.1 (0.6)
0.0 (0.6)
0.421
Hematocrit (%)
−0.1 (1.7)
0.9 (2.5)
0.103
−0.1 (2.0)
1.0 (2.7)
0.105
Neutrophils (%)
2.2 (5.8)
4.5 (7.0)
0.203
−0.8 (5.8)
2.6 (6.3)
0.052
Lymphocytes (%)
−1.2 (4.8)
−3.6 (6.3)
0.151
2.5 (4.7)
−0.4 (5.0)
0.037
Eosinophils (%)
−0.7 (0.7)
−0.6 (0.7)
0.621
−0.9 (1.0)
−1.0 (1.0)
0.669
Values are mean (SD), value by Welch’s -test, two-side.
