Research Article

Evolution of Metabolic Abnormalities in Alcoholic Patients during Withdrawal

Table 1

Changes in biological parameters between baseline and day 3 after withdrawal.

BaselineDay 3Control group

Plasma bicarbonate (mmol/L) 25.7 ± 3.826.03 ± 3.12 (NS)26 ± 1.3 (NS)
Serum sodium (meq/L) 138 ± 4.1140 ± 4.2 (NS)137 ± 3.6
Serum chloride (meq/L) 96 ± 4.5101 ± 4.5 ()98 ± 5.7
Serum phosphate (mmol/L) 1 ± 0.181.13 ± 0.23 ()1 ± 0.23 (NS)
Serum magnesium (mmol/L) 0.78 ± 0.070.80 ± 0.1 (NS)
Serum uric acid (mg/dL) 6.1 ± 1.74.9 ± 1.6 ()4.7 ± 1.6*
Vitamin D (ng/mL) 9 ± 610 ± 6 (NS)
FEPO4 (%) 14.2 ± 9.067.3 ± 4.2 ()9.8 ± 4.4**
FEUA (%) 4.04 ± 3.34.36 ± 4.2 ()7 ± 2.7***

with serum acid uric at admission.
with FEPO4 at admission.
with FEUA at admission.