Table 3.
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the 46 subjects with elevated urinary melamine levels, defined as urine melamine/creatinine ratio >7.1 ug/mmol.
| n (%)/mean (SD)/median (IQR)) | |
|---|---|
| Gender ψ | |
| Male | 13 (28.3%) |
| Female | 33 (71.7%) |
| Age (years) | 13.9 (2.9) |
| Body weight (kg) | 47.9 (15.3) |
| Body height (cm) | 155.9 (11.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.7 (4.5) |
| Urine total protein(g/l) ψ | |
| <0.1* | 35 (77.8%) |
| 0.1 - <0.2 | 6 (13.3%) |
| 0.2 - <0.3 | 2 (4.4%) |
| 0.3 - <0.4 | 0 |
| ≥0.4 | 2 (4.4%) |
| Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (mg/mmol) † | 0.70 (0.00 - 2.55) |
| Abnormal ultrasound finding on the urinary system ψ | 0 |
Data marked with † were presented as medians (interquartile ranges) and with ψ as frequencies (%), all others were presented as means (standard deviations).
* minimum detectable level.