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. 2008 Jul;3(4):998–1005. doi: 10.2215/CJN.04631007

Table 4.

Summary of previous studies examining AER in normal children

Age (yr) N Location Mean AER (upper 95% CI) Predictors
7–19 281 Italy 2.3 μg/mina (6.9) None (27)
10–18 143 Norway 4.7 μg/min (15.1) Yes: Tanner stage (female only) (25)
13–18 yr: 5.8 (20.4)
4–16 374 England Male: 2.77 μg/min per 1.73 m2 (9.9) Yes: age (26)
Female: 2.98 μg/min per 1.73 m2 (10.1)
4–16 528 England 0.98–4.17 ng/min; Yes: age, height, weight,
11–16 yr: 2.1–4.2 ng/min Tanner stage (29)
2–18 1022 Spain 2.3–3.4 μg/min (4.5–6.4); 10–18 yr: 3.1–3.4 μg/min (6–6.4) Yes: Age, height, weight (28)
8–14 690 Australia 2.3 μg/mina (7.2) Not studied (30)
18–20 41 United States Not stated (7.6) Not studied (31)
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