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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2011 Nov 1;160(4):667–672.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.048

Table 3.

Bayesian pharmacokinetics parameters (all subjects). CL is clearance. Vdss is volume of distribution at steady state. Beta is the terminal slope of the log concentration versus time profile. T½ Beta is the elimination half-life.

Free Fraction CL
(mL/min/kg)
CL
mL/min/m2)
Vdss
(L/kg)
Beta
(hr−1)
T½ Beta
(hr)
Overall
N 61 63 63 63 63 63
Range 0.07–0.48 0.3–7.75 6.50–147.17 0.49–3.40 0.017–0.118 5.9–42.0
Mean ± s.d. 0.10 ± 0.05 1.2 ± 0.93 33.33 ± 19.33 1.48 ± 0.54 0.048 ± 0.020 16.8 ± 7.1
Median 0.09 1.08 29.00 1.37 0.046 15.1
3 Month to < 3 Years
N 17 18 18 18 18 18
Range 0.07–0.48 0.63–7.75 12.83–147.17 0.67–3.40 0.024–0.118 5.9–28.4
Mean ± s.d. 0.11 ± 0.10 1.57 ± 1.62 32.83 ± 30.17 1.62 ± 0.59 0.053 ± 0.027 15.8 ± 6.5
3 to < 13 Years
N 28 29 29 29 29 29
Range 0.07–0.17 0.30–1.82 6.50–69.17 0.49–3.00 0.017–0.092 7.5–40.6
Mean ± s.d. 0.10 ± 0.02 1.12 ± 0.40 31.83 ± 13.83 1.50 ± 0.61 0.048 ± 0.017 16.9 ± 7.4
13 to < 18 Years
N 16 16 16 16 16 16
Range 0.07–0.15 0.43–1.58 16.33–60.00 1.00–1.54 0.017–0.084 8.2–42.0
Mean ± s.d. 0.09 ± 0.02 0.95 ± 0.32 36.67 ± 12.00 1.27 ± 0.17 0.044 ± 0.016 17.8 ± 7.7