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. 2014 Apr 3;29(9):1575–1582. doi: 10.1007/s00467-014-2806-7

Table 3.

Values of 5th, 10th, 25th and 50th percentiles for 24-h urinary citrate excretion for boys and girls with stratification into three age subgroups

Urinary citrate excretion parameters Boys Girls
5 % 10 % 25 % 50 % 5 % 10 % 25 % 50 %
Age group: 2–6.99 years
 Citrates (mg/dL) 11.2 14 26 41 15.2 20 30 52
 Citrates (mg/24 h) 67.1 108 168 259 87.2 115 169 279
 Citrates (mg/g creatinine/24 h) 242 329 516 763 290 365 558 863
 Citrates (mg/kg/24 h) 4.2 6.1 9.3 13.5 5.2 6.8 9.6 15,1
 Citrates (mg/1.73 m2/24 h) 177 264 401 591 218 284 408 651
Age group: 7–12.99 years
 Citrates (mg/dL) 11.3 16 29 50 18.8 25 38 64
 Citrates (mg/24 h) 102 161 280 425 161 213 308 446
 Citrates (mg/g creatinine/24 h) 139 220 360 550 261 341 490 687
 Citrates (mg/kg/24 h) 3.1 4.5 7.4 11.3 5.0 6.4 9.2 12.8
 Citrates (mg/1.73 m2/24 h) 162 240 400 600 253 331 481 657
Age group: 13–17.99 years
 Citrates (mg/dL) 10.1 15 27 44 21.3 28 44 70
 Citrates (mg/24 h) 130 206 323 490 230 313 444 660
 Citrates (mg/g creatinine/24 h) 89 144 231 340 216 275 430 611
 Citrates (mg/kg/24 h) 2.2 3.2 5.2 7.7 4.2 5.3 8.3 12.3
 Citrates (mg/1.73 m2/24 h) 130 200 327 476 248 328 486 729