Prevalence of renal tubulopathy in children living in the Aral Sea region
| Urinary NAG* | Urinary BMG* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhanacorgan region (n = 189) | Kazalinsk region (n = 203) | Zhanacorgan region (n = 189) | Kazalinsk region (n = 203) | |
| Abnormal NAG: >1.5 U/mmol Cr8; abnormal BMG: >5.94 μg/mmol Cr.9 | ||||
| No. of children with abnormal values | 5 | 16 | 172 | 185 |
| Prevalence (%) | 2.6 | 7.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 |
| p value (χ? test with Yates’s correction) | <0.05 | >0.05 | ||