Table 1 Blood chemistry profiles for creatine (Cre) and placebo (Pla) groups before and after 8-week CrM or maltodextrin supplementation (n = 7 per group).

Blood chemistry profiles	Group		m	p Value
Renal function
BUN (mmol/litre)	Pla	Pre	6.3	0.23
	Pla	Post	5.8
	Cre	Pre	5.7	0.23
	Cre	Post	6.0
Creatinine (μmol/litre)	Pla	Pre	87.5	0.29
	Pla	Post	91.9
	Cre	Pre	93.7	0.40
	Cre	Post	95.5
Creatinine clearance (ml/min/ 1.73 m²)	Pla	Pre	112.5	0.28
	Pla	Post	108.7
	Cre	Pre	101.9	0.15
	Cre	Post	108.0
Metabolic function
Cholesterol (mmol/litre)	Pla	Pre	3.96	0.11
	Pla	Post	3.90
	Cre	Pre	3.78	0.14
	Cre	Post	4.32
Triglycerides (nmol/litre)	Pla	Pre	0.62	0.15
	Pla	Post	0.89
	Cre	Pre	0.58	0.18
	Cre	Post	0.72
BUN/creatinine	Pla	Pre	17.9	0.15
	Pla	Post	15.7
	Cre	Pre	15.6	0.53
	Cre	Post	15.6
Hepatic function
Total protein (g/litre)	Pla	Pre	70.4	0.34
	Pla	Post	70.1
	Cre	Pre	69.1	0.47
	Cre	Post	71.5
Albumin (g/litre)	Pla	Pre	41.3	0.23
	Pla	Post	41.8
	Cre	Pre	41.5	0.10
	Cre	Post	42.0
Albumin/globulin	Pla	Pre	1.5	0.11
	Pla	Post	1.5
	Cre	Pre	1.4	0.10
	Cre	Post	1.5

BUN, blood urea nitrogen.