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Table 3 Correlation between sAmy and uA/uC by different age-groups and diseases

From: Urinary amylase / urinary creatinine ratio (uAm/uCr) - a less-invasive parameter for management of hyperamylasemia

 

Babies

Infants

School children

Adolescents

Total

Choledochal cyst

0.331

0.743**

0.636**

0.538**

0.605**

Tumor

-

0.829**

0.859**

0.522**

0.715**

Trauma

-

0.939**

0.925**

na

0.890**

Pancreatic duct obstruction

-

-

0.923**

0.725**

0.794**

Pancreatitis

na

-

na

0.582**

0.586**

Non-pancreatic disease

na

0.713**

0.784**

0.901**

0.827**

Total

0.588*

0.769**

0.764**

0.560**

0.779**

  1. The each value represents the corresponding coefficient of correlation (r).
  2. *:p<0.05, **:p<0.01.
  3. na; not assessed due to small samples (n<10).