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Table 1  Urine creatine panel metabolites and their age and sex related distribution

From: Urine creatine metabolite panel as a screening test in neurodevelopmental disorders

Urine creatine panel metabolites

Age dependent reference range

Numbers

Female

Male

Statistical analysis (non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test)

Number

Number

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Range

Range

Urine guanidinoacetate

0–60 months (Reference range 5–150 mmol/mol creatinine)

Number

58

109

p = 0.001856*

  

Average ± SD

104.0 ± 51.9

81.81 ± 44.3

 
  

Median

100

71

 
  

Range

15.0–250.0

9.00–281.00

 
  

2.5th percentile

25

26

 
  

25th percentile

61

54.25

 
  

75th percentile

138.5

93.75

 
  

97.5th percentile

204.9

195.5

 
 

60–192 months (reference range 15–130 mmol/mol creatinine)

Number

48

67

p = 0.569

  

Average ± SD

64.25 ± 39.6

69.21 ± 87.8

 
  

Median

54

54

 
  

Range

8–171

1–573

 
  

2.5th percentile

10.275

10.625

 
  

25th percentile

37

34.25

 
  

75th percentile

85.7

78.5

 
  

97.5th percentile

151.625

237.025

 
 

192–228 months (reference range 11–60 mmol/mol creatinine)

Number

6

9

p = 0.07825

  

Average ± SD

60.86 ± 29.1

34.90 ± 15.8

 
  

Median

44

34

 
  

Range

29–97

13–65

 
  

2.5th percentile

30.35

13.9

 
  

25th percentile

39.5

24.5

 
  

75th percentile

88.5

42.75

 
  

97.5th percentile

96.4

61.4

 

Urine creatine

0–60 months (reference range 14–830 mmol/mol creatinine)

Number

58

109

p = 0.03946*

  

Average ± SD

777.3 ± 490.0

645.6 ± 537.0

 
  

Median

720

533.5

 
  

Range

14.0–2333.0

4.0–3915.0

 
  

2.5th percentile

31.85

13.925

 
  

25th percentile

383

327.5

 
  

75th percentile

1059

885.2

 
  

97.5th percentile

1710.75

1844.43

 
 

60–192 months (reference range 16–649 mmol/mol creatinine)

Number

48

67

p = 0.8339

  

Average ± SD

424.83 ± 1217.0

290.8 ± 471.0

 
  

Median

153

161

 
  

Range

3.00–8756.00

3.0–3518.0

 
  

2.5th percentile

5.825

4

 
  

25th percentile

25.25

28

 
  

75th percentile

398.25

389

 
  

97.5th percentile

1080.78

907.075

 
 

192–228 months

Number

6

9

p = 0.6594

 

(reference range 19–173 mmol/mol creatinine)

Average ± SD

47.0 ± 64.6

68.6 ± 164.0

 
  

Median

17

11

 
  

Range

5.0–186.0

5.0–531.0

 
  

2.5th percentile

5.4

5.225

 
  

25th percentile

9

8

 
  

75th percentile

51.5

16.5

 
  

97.5th percentile

167.1

428.625

 
  1. Urine creatine panel metabolites and their age and sex related distribution in 297 patients who underwent urine creatine panel measurement for the diagnostic investigations are listed