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L’escrezione renale di idrossiprolina. valori normali in rapporto all’età dei soggetti esaminati

Renal excreation of hydroxyproline. normal values in connection to the age of the examined subjects

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L’entità dell’escrezione renale dell’idrossiprolina (IP) è stata determinata in 44 soggetti esenti da malattie dello scheletro o metaboliche. L’età media era 43,72 anni, con estremi fra 13 e 76. Nella casistica totale si è ottenuto un valore medio di IP urinaria di mg 43,8 ± 4,7/24 h. In un gruppo comprendente 17 casi, con età compresa fra 13 e 35 anni, I’IP è risultata mg 69,5 ± 8,5/24 h. In un altro gruppo di 27 casi, con età compresa fra 36 e 76 anni, I’IP urinaria è risultata mg 27,6 ± 2,3/24 h. Lo studio statistico dei risultati ha dimostrato: a) fra il primo e il secondo gruppo dei soggetti esaminati esiste una differenza altamente significativa (t = 5,6791; p < 0,001); b) fra il logaritmo dell’IP urinaria e l’età dei soggetti esaminati esiste una correlazione negativa con elevata significatività statistica (r = − 0,6552; p < 0,001). I risultati sottolineano l’importanza dell’età del paziente esaminato ai fini della valutazione dell’idrossiprolinuria.

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Urinary hydroxyproline was determined in 44 subjects unaffected by metabolic or bone diseases, with mean age of 43.72 years (limits 13–76). The mean urinary hydroxyproline excretion resulted in all 43.8 ± 4.7 mg/day, whereas it was 69.5 ± 8.5 mg/day in the patients aged 13–35 years (17 cases) and 27.6 ± 2.3 mg/day in patients aged 36–76 years (27 cases). The difference between the two latter values resulted statistically significant (t = 5.6791; p < 0.001). An inverse correlation with high statistical significance (r = −0.6552; p < 0.001) between age of the examined subjects and the logarithm of urinary hydroxyproline excretion was also found. Our results show that age should be carefully considered for the estimation of hydroxyproline excretion.

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Conte, N., Scandellari, C. & Cadamuro, A. L’escrezione renale di idrossiprolina. valori normali in rapporto all’età dei soggetti esaminati. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 1, 133–144 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03054456

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