Research Article

Reference Intervals of Spot Urine Creatinine-to-Osmolality Ratio as a Surrogate of Urinary Creatinine Excretion Rate

Table 1

Demographics, comorbidities, and medication use ().

(range) or number (%)

Age, year (18.0-79.9)
Female sex1,493 (45.0)
Body weight, kg (39.3-125.7)
Body mass index, kg/m2 (18.5-34.9)
Races
 Mexican American361 (10.9)
 Other Hispanic483 (11.6)
 Non-Hispanic White1172 (35.3)
 Non-Hispanic Black781 (23.6)
 Non-Hispanic Asian526 (15.9)
 Other races93 (2.8)
Comorbidities
 Hypertension834 (25.2)
 Diabetes mellitus392 (11.8)
 Coronary artery disease146 (4.4)
 Congestive heart failure63 (1.9)
 Cerebrovascular disease81 (2.4)
 Active liver disease57 (1.7)
 Cancer213 (6.4)
Medication use
 ACEI/ARB477 (14.4)
β-Adrenergic blocker255 (7.7)
 Calcium channel blocker209 (6.3)
 Diuretics280 (8.4)
 Other antihypertensives87 (2.6)

Abbreviations: ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; SD: standard deviation.