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. 2022 Apr 7;42(2):107-118. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.107

Table 2.

Percentiles and cut-off selection (μmol/L) and comparison of Region for the Stork Study (R4S) and Centers for Disease Control cutoff values.14

Analyte 95% 97% 98% 99% 99.5% 99.9% Cut off R4S Cut-off CDC Cut-off
GLY 465 502 532 585 635 733 <733 767 NA
ALA 327 357 381 419 463 536 <536 507 NA
VAL 113 124 133 148 166 208 <208 212 300
LEU/ILEU 152 166 178 199 221 258 <258 235 290
ORN 119 130 139 153 164 177 <177 NA NA
ASP 83 95 104 119 131 138 <138 NA NA
MET (high) 31 35 37 43 50 82 <82 44 75
PHE 71 84 89 99 107 143 <107 97 150
CIT 25 28 31 36 40 73 <73 28 55
TYR 140 184 200 227 241 269 <241 207 350
GLU 484 521 525 530 533 536 <536 551 NA
ARG 25 30 33 36 38 42 <42 32 70
C0 (high) 25 32 35 39 41 44 <44 59 NA
C2 28 36 39 42 45 49 <49 52 NA
C3 2.8 3.7 4.0 4.6 5.3 5.9 <5.9 4.74 5.65
C4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 <1.0 0.75 1.30
C5 0.16 0.25 0.30 0.37 0.46 0.70 <0.70 0.39 0.7
C6 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.11 <0.10 0.18 0.4
C5DC 0.15 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.28 0.38 <0.38 0.17 0.35
C8 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.14 0.27 <0.27 0.21 0.45
C10 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.55 <0.17 0.26 0.45
C12 0.12 0.16 0.18 0.20 0.24 0.33 <0.33 0.41 NA
C14 0.22 0.28 0.30 0.34 0.38 0.56 <0.38 0.50 0.75
C16 3.54 4.34 4.62 5.09 5.62 6.57 <6.57 6.0 7.50
C18 1.03 1.30 1.40 1.58 1.79 2.51 <1.79 1.7 2.3
C5:1 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 <0.25 0.08 0.25
C5OH 0.25 0.32 0.36 0.42 0.50 0.52 <0.50 0.38 0.80
C8:1 0.07 0.11 0.12 0.16 0.21 0.32 <0.21 NA NA
C10:1 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.10 <0.10 0.18 0.30
C14:1 0.13 0.18 0.20 0.25 0.33 0.37 <0.37 0.37 0.60
C14OH 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04 <0.04 NA NA
C16:1 0.24 0.30 0.33 0.40 0.46 0.51 <0.53 NA NA
C16:1OH 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.12 <0.12 0.13 NA
C16OH 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.11 <0.10 0.08 0.13
C18:1 1.75 2.25 2.47 2.90 3.38 3.76 <3.76 2.5 3.5
C18:1OH 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.12 <0.12 0.07 NA
C18OH 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.09 <0.09 0.06 0.10
PHE/TYR 1.04 1.35 1.46 1.70 1.96 2.98 <1.96 NA NA
C3/C2 0.15 0.19 0.20 0.23 0.25 0.41 <0.25 NA NA
C5/C0 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.06 <0.03 NA NA
C8/C10 1.00 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.50 2.5 <2.05 NA NA
TSH (μU/mL) 9 10 12 15 21 38 <21 NA 13.6
17OHP (nmol/L) 22 28 33 44 57 93 <93 NA 47.6
Analyte 0.1% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% Cut off ----- -----
C0 (Low) 0.0 2.4 4.50 5.20 5.6 >4.50 NA NA 8.0
Meth (Low) 5.71 6.05 6.45 6.78 6.97 >6.05 NA NA NA
GALT (U/dL) 3.3 4.6 5.5 6.1 6.5 >3.3 NA NA NA
BTD (U/dL) 18.5 28.2 37.0 43.3 49 >50 NA NA NA

GLY: glycine, ALA: alanine, VAL: valine, LEU/ILEU: leucine/isoleucine, ORN: ornithine, ASP: aspartic acid, MET: methionine, PHE: phenylalanine, CIT: citrulline, TYR: tyrosine, GLU: glutamic acid, ARG: arginine, C0: free carnitine, C2: acetylcarnitine, C3: propionylcarnitine, C4: butyryl-/isobutyrylcarnitine, C5: isovaleryl-/2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, C6: hexanoylcarnitine, C5DC: glutarylcarnitine, C8: octanoylcarnitine, C10:decanoylcarnitine, C12: dodecanoylcarnitine, C14: tetradecanolycarnitine, C16: pamitoylcarnitine, C18: stearylcarnitine, C5:1: tiglylcarnitine, C5OH: hydroxyl-isovalerylcarnitine, C8:1: otenylcarnitine, C10:1: dodecenylcarnitine, C14:1: tetradecenylcarnitine, C14OH: hydroxyl tetradecanoylcarnitine, C16:1: hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16:1OH: hydroxyl-hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16OH: hydroxypalmitoylcarnitine, C18:1: oleylcarnitine, C18:1OH: hydroxyl-oleylcarnitine, C18OH: hydroxyl-stearylcarnitine: TSH: thyroid stimulating harmone, 17-OHP: 17-hydroxy progesterone, GALT: galactosemia: BTD: biotinidase deficiency