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Table 2 Urine Lactate, Creatinine and L: C Ratio in first passed urine within six hours of birth from normal babies, those with thick and thin meconium staining of liquor at birth. (p-values comparing the means by ANOVA on log transformed values

From: Lactate: creatinine ratio in babies with thin meconium staining of amniotic fluid

 

Controls (n = 42)

Thin MSAF (n = 27)

Thick MSAF (n = 25)

P value$

Lactate (mg/dL)

    

Mean ± SD

3.3 ± 2.79@

21.6 ± 34.83

5.1 ± 5.34

0.02

Median (IQR)

1.8 (1.30 – 5.05)

6.7 (1.10 – 14.60)

3.5 (1.49 – 6.40)

 

Creatinine (mg/dL)

    

Mean ± SD

25.3 ± 10.08@

17.7 ± 13.32

20.4 ± 13.71

< 0.01

Median (IQR)

26.2 (19.58 – 32.00)

15.7 (7.00 – 25.70)

20.3 (8.50 – 30.80)

 

L:C Ratio

    

Mean ± SD

0.13 ± 0.09@

4.33 ± 11.94

0.35 ± 0.35

< 0.01

Median (IQR)

0.09 (0.06 – 0.18)

0.29 (0.09 – 1.11)

0.23 (0.11 – 0.48)

 
  1. $ Based on One-way ANOVA
  2. @: Significant difference between Controls and Thin MSAF (on Bonferroni adjusted multiple comparisons).