Table 2 Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3, kidney and liver markers five days after the initiation of treatment or control

IGF-I (µg/ml)

93 ± 9

103 ± 13

10 ± 7

102 ± 15

433 ± 33*^‡

382 ± 44*

IGFBP-3 (µg/ml)

1.4 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.2

3 ± 8

1.5 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.2*^‡

88 ± 12*

Creatinine (mg/dl)

3.3 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.8

5 ± 3

3.7 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.2*^‡

−20 ± 9*

Pre-albumin (mg/dl)

9 ± 1

11 ± 1

2 ± 7

11 ± 1

19 ± 1*^‡

55 ± 9*

CHE (U/l)

840 ± 10

870 ± 15

3 ± 8

800 ± 15

2200 ± 30*^‡

292 ± 40*