Table 3. Urinary ALB concentrations and NAG activity among children with and without amalgam fillings.
Group | N | Urinary ALB concentration (mg/g Cr) |
Urinary NAG activity (U/g Cr) |
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GM | Median | Range | GM | Median | Range | ||
Amalgam | 180 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.6-52.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3-74.3 |
Reference | 182 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.2-62.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.6-58.9 |
Abbreviations: GM, geometric mean; ALB, albumin; NAG, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase
Note: means shown are adjusted for age, sex, family income, and fish consumption.