TABLE 1

Vital Signs, Urine, and Serum Electrolytes During Estrogen-Deficient and Estrogen-Replete Phases of Study

PhaseParameter
HR (beats/min)SBP (mm Hg)DBP (mm Hg)Serum Na (mEq/L)Serum K (mEq/L)Serum Cl (mEq/L)Serum HCO3 (mEq/L)BUN (mg/dL)Creatinine (mg/dL)Urine Na (mEq/L)Urine K (mEq/L)Urine osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O)
Off estrogen103 ± 7138 ± 677 ± 3148 ± 24.0 ± 0.6115.013.0 ± 35.0 ± 10.5 ± 0.1104 ± 3881.2 ± 18994 ± 265
On estrogen101 ± 4130 ± 674 ± 3154 ± 43.5 ± 0.2123 ± 422.5 ± 23.5 ± 20.5 ± 0.129.0 ± 1732 ± 16240 ± 133*
  • * P < 0.05.

  • HR = heart rate; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

    Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.