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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2008 Nov 7;212(4):10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.09.004. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.09.004

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)


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.

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