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. 2022 Dec 23;14(2):1011–1023. doi: 10.1039/d2fo02846h

Concentrations of spot urinary flavonoid metabolites categorized by sex.

Urinary metabolites nmol g−1 creatinine) All (n = 267) Men (n = 153) Women (n = 114) p-Valuea
Flavanol
3′-ME-EC 1.2 (1.1) 1.0 (0.6) 1.5 (1.5) <0.001
Flavanones
Naringenin 4′-GlcUA 18.0 (38.3) 13.5 (34.5) 24.0 (42.2) 0.027
Naringenin 7′-GlcUA 11.0 (25.9) 7.9 (22.8) 15.2 (29.2) 0.022
Hesperetin 3′-GlcUA 19.3 (38.2) 13.7 (25.1) 26.7 (49.8) 0.006
Flavonols
Kaempferol-3-GlcUA 0.1 (0.2) 0.1 (0.2) 0.2 (0.3) 0.051
Myricetin 5.2 (9.2) 3.7 (3.6) 7.3 (13.2) 0.001
Isorhamnetin 0.5 (0.4) 0.4 (0.3) 0.7 (0.5) <0.001
a

p for differences between sexes. Abbreviations: 3′-ME-EC, 3′-methoxy-(−)-epicatechin.