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Table 1 Characteristics of this study participants

From: Taurine in morning spot urine for the useful assessment of dietary seafood intake in Japanese children and adolescents

 

Children

Adolescents

Boys (n=25)

Girls (n=29)

Total (n=54)

(n=193)

Age (year)

8.2 ± 1.4

8.0 ± 1.4

8.1 ± 1.4

16.7 ± 1.3 **

Weight (kg)

31.2 ± 7.2

29.3 ± 8.6

30.2 ± 7.9

49.5 ± 6.9 **

Height (cm)

134.0 ± 11.0

131.1 ± 11.1

132.4 ± 10.1

156.2 ± 5.5 **

24U volume (ml)

769.3 ± 271.1

738.2 ± 289.1

752.6 ± 278.7

906.1 ± 582.4

24U Tau (μmol/day)

733.4 ± 790.9

759.4 ± 905.5

747.3 ± 847.1

1106.4 ± 630.6 **

SU Tau (μmol/l)

835.3 ± 433.2

1370.1 ± 2472.0

1122.5 ± 1840.0

1494.6 ± 1085.7

SU Cre (mg/dl)

97.0 ± 33.1

90.5 ± 40.0

93.5 ± 36.8

139.2 ± 73.9 **

SU Tau/Cre

0.99 ± 0.80

1.70 ± 0.30

1.12 ± 1.23

1.04 ± 0.69

  1. 24U: 24-h urine, SU: morning spot urine, Tau: taurine, Cre: creatinine. **:p<0.0001 vs. total of Children.