Abstract
We evaluated the effects of age and pubertal status on the tracer excess measured in urine samples collected during the 120 h after the oral and intravenous administration of calcium stable isotopes to 90 children (16 preterm infants and 74 females aged 4.9-16.8 years). Analysis of subjects shows differences in distribution volume and fractional absorption of calcium based on developmental status, with four separate groups being identified. These are: (i) premature infants; (ii) prepubertal girls (Tanner stage 1); (iii) early pubertal girls (Tanner states 2-3); and (iv) late pubertal girls (Tanner stages 4-5). Identification of groups in this fashion allows for adequate dosing in calcium stable isotope studies, with the minimum dose being given to achieve an increase in urinary isotopic content consistent with the precision of the analytical equipment.
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