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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2013 Mar;14(4):435–447. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2013.775250

Table 1.

24-hour urine stone chemistries used for kidney stone evaluation

Analyte Units Normal values (mean±SD) in non-stone formers (Adults)
PH 5.8-6.2
Calcium mg/d <250 (F), M300 (M), <4mg/kg or <140mg/g creatinine (both sexes)
Oxalate mg/d 30-50
Citrate mg/d >550 (F), >450 (M)
Uric Acid mg/d <750 (F), <800 (M)
Phosphate mg/d 500-1500
Magnesium mg/d 50-150
Sulfate mmol/d 20-80
Ammonia mmol/d 15-60
Sodium mmol/d 50-150
Potassium mmol/d 20-100
Creatinine mg/kg/d 15-19 (F), 20-24 (M)
Cystine mg/d <75
Calcium Oxalate Supersaturation <8
Calcium Phosphate Supersaturation 0.5-1.5
Uric Acid Supersaturation 0-1

Abbreviations: F, female; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; M, male

Data from University of Chicago Stone Clinic (for adults)

The data as calculated by the Equal2 program