Urinary creatinine excretion and protein/creatinine ratios vary by body size and gender in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 683-687

  Mori, Yukiko ^a   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a   Suganuma, Narufumi ^a   Tsukahara, Hirokazu ^a   Yoshida, Haruyoshi ^a   Mayumi, Mitsufumi ^a  

^a Aiiku Children's Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Proteinuria; Renal diseases; Urinary creatinine; Urinary protein creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE AREA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINURIA; SEX FACTORS; URINE; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 33646164189     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-0001-6     Document Type: Article

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