Table 1
From: Use of anabolic steroid therapy in critically ill ICU patients
2 weeks prior to AS | After 3 doses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | Pre-ALB | N balance (g/day) | LBM (kg) | Pre-ALB | N balance (g/day) | LBM (kg) |
1. F | 0.09 | +2.3 | 22.3 | 0.09 | +3.2 | 22.8 |
2. F | 0.08 | -3.4 | 18.4 | 0.21 | +4.8 | 19.2 |
3. M | 0.11 | -5.8 | 36.3 | 0.32 | +7.2 | 38.1 |
4. M | < 0.07 | -6.7 | 27.2 | 0.19 | +1.8 | 27.9 |
5. M | 0.18 | -14.2 | 39.4 | 0.28 | +6.9 | 40.8 |
6. F | 0.07 | -5.2 | 12.8 | 0.16* | +5.3* | 15.3* |
7. M | 0.14 | -6.8 | N/A | 0.35 | +3.8 | N/A |
8. M | < 0.07 | -10.2 | 29.1 | 0.16 | +5.4 | 29.9 |
9. M | 0.15 | -17.6 | 20.5 | 0.14 | -10.0 | 22.1 |
10. M | 0.10 | -19.6 | 26.8 | 0.14 | +4.6 | 25.8 |