Research Article

Neurodisability with Severe Restriction of Mobility Is Associated with Reduced Serum Creatinine Values

Table 1

Personal characteristics, urea, and creatinine levels in children with and without neurodisability.

ā€‰Children with neurodisability
(n=88)
Age matched controls without neurodisability
(n=88)
p-value

Age (mean (SD) in years)5.8 (3.4)5.6 (3.4)0.789
Gender (female)36410.409
Weight (mean (SD) in years)19.7 (9.4)25.2 (16.4)0.018
Serum urea levels (mean (SD) in mmol/l)3.7 (1.5)4.1 (1.2)0.093
Serum creatinine levels
(mean (SD), micromol/l)
32.0 (9.3)36.5 (9.8)0.002

SD=standard deviation