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Table 1

Arterial calcium contents after various treatments

Diet	Calcium			Total MGP
Diet	Aorta (μg/g)	Carotid artery (μg/g)	Plasma (mmol/L)	Plasma (nmol/L)
Week 0
Standard chow	0.24 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.11	2.29 ± 0.04	6.91 ± 1.21
Week 6
Standard chow	0.25 ± 0.02	0.34 ± 0.09	2.29 ± 0.05	6.40 ± 1.44
W&K	1.62 ± 0.36*	10.58 ± 6.00*	2.28 ± 0.05	1.83 ± 0.33*
Week 12
Standard chow	0.28 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.08	2.29 ± 0.03	6.79 ± 1.51
W&K	2.40 ± 0.46*	13.01 ± 3.08*	2.30 ± 0.04	1.65 ± 0.79*
Normal K₁	2.31 ± 0.57*	13.39 ± 2.89*	2.27 ± 0.02	1.93 ± 0.55*
High K₁	1.02 ± 0.33*†	5.91 ± 4.42*†	2.28 ± 0.03	2.99 ± 0.48*†
High K₂	1.12 ± 0.44*†	7.58 ± 3.27*†	2.27 ± 0.03	2.63 ± 0.42*†

Diet	Calcium			Total MGP
Diet	Aorta (μg/g)	Carotid artery (μg/g)	Plasma (mmol/L)	Plasma (nmol/L)
Week 0
Standard chow	0.24 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.11	2.29 ± 0.04	6.91 ± 1.21
Week 6
Standard chow	0.25 ± 0.02	0.34 ± 0.09	2.29 ± 0.05	6.40 ± 1.44
W&K	1.62 ± 0.36*	10.58 ± 6.00*	2.28 ± 0.05	1.83 ± 0.33*
Week 12
Standard chow	0.28 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.08	2.29 ± 0.03	6.79 ± 1.51
W&K	2.40 ± 0.46*	13.01 ± 3.08*	2.30 ± 0.04	1.65 ± 0.79*
Normal K₁	2.31 ± 0.57*	13.39 ± 2.89*	2.27 ± 0.02	1.93 ± 0.55*
High K₁	1.02 ± 0.33*†	5.91 ± 4.42*†	2.28 ± 0.03	2.99 ± 0.48*†
High K₂	1.12 ± 0.44*†	7.58 ± 3.27*†	2.27 ± 0.03	2.63 ± 0.42*†

Calcium was measured in the abdominal aorta, in the left carotid artery, and in plasma. MGP was measured in plasma using the Biomedica assay. All values are expressed as mean ± SD per group of 6 animals.

Significant differences (P < .01) compared with controls (compared with the same time point).

†

Significant differences (P < .01) compared with the W&K diet.

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