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Table 2 Concentrations of proteins in urine

From: The physiological determinants of low-level urine cadmium: an assessment in a cross-sectional study among schoolchildren

 

Girls

Boys

P-value

U-RBP

 μg/L

104 (69.3–136)

96.2 (68.8–153)

0.56

 μg/g creatinine

158 (124–201)

139 (102–200)

0.15

 μg/L adjusted for SG

101 (75.8–144)

96.2 (66.8–139)

0.23

U-Alb

 mg/L

2.62 (1.26–5.59)

1.55 (0.85–3.37)

0.04

 mg/g creatinine

4.10 (2.30–7.60)

2.40 (1.28–4.70)

0.002

 mg/L adjusted for SG

2.65 (1.46–5.57)

1.56 (0.80–3.09)

0.004

U-A1M

 mg/L

2.10 (1.10–3.30)

2.60 (1.57–3.92)

0.003

 mg/g creatinine

3.14 (1.89–5.63)

3.75 (2.53–5.38)

0.08

 mg/L adjusted for SG

2.10 (1.31–3.30)

2.50 (1.60–3.93)

0.06

U-β2ma

 μg/L

77.5 (38.5–121)

82.0 (46.0–124)

0.62

 μg/g creatinine

135 (86.4–182)

119 (72.8–153)

0.33

 μg/L adjusted for SG

83.4 (60.4–121)

76.0 (49.5–106)

0.40

U-CC16b

 μg/L

1.79 (0.82–3.49)

1.50 (0.79–2.53)

0.35

 μg/g creatinine

2.80 (1.10–5.70)

2.00 (1.10–4.40)

0.32

 μg/L adjusted for SG

1.79 (0.80–3.61)

1.39 (0.74–2.55)

0.27

  1. aGirls n = 104; boys, n = 134. bGirls, n = 78; n = 104 boys. Values are median (interquartile range)