Effects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on Postoperative Muscle and Substrate Metabolism

Table 4

Nitrogen balance during the postoperative period (g N). P <.10 are given as numbers indicating differences between the groups. Values are given as medians and quartiles.

	Control	GH	GH-IGF-1
N-balance day 1	2.84 (1.03–3.82)	4.14 (2.89–5.08)	3.04 (1.79–4.52)
N-balance day 2	0.44 (−0.80–1.84)	0.87 (-2.68–2.00)	1.25 (0.27–1.83)
N-balance day 3	2.04 (0.83–3.63)	3.43 (2.45–4.89)	3.09 (1.88–7.34)
Cumulated N-balance	6.28 (−0.01–8.26)	8.22 (5.34–9.74)	7.41 (3.39–14.11)
Cumulated N-bal urea	6.84 (3.19–8.96)	11.43 (7.45–12.87) 𝑃=.063	8.92 (5.82–18.27)