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Table 2 The correlation coefficients of 24U Tau excretion with variables of personal characteristics and SU

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

Variable

Children (n=54)

 

Adolescents (n=193)

Coeff.

p value

 

Coeff.

p value

Age (years)

0.432

0.0013

 

0.103

0.1559

Weight (kg)

0.243

0.0764

 

0.153

0.0337

Height (cm)

0.396

0.0028

 

0.125

0.0835

SU Cre (mg/dl)

-0.232

0.919

 

-0.010

0.8956

SU Tau (μmol/l)

0.775

<0.0001

 

0.632

<0.0001

SU Tau/Cre

0.860

<0.0001

 

0.686

<0.0001

  1. Coeff: correlation coefficients, 24U: 24-h urine, SU: morning spot urine, Tau: taurine, Cre: creatinine.