Table 5

 Urinary calcium to creatinine ratio (UCa/Cr), UMg/Cr, and UNa/Cr, after adjustment for age and sex, in children born to mothers with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus classified into four groups (B–E) according to White13,14

B (n = 11)C (n = 17)D (n = 13)E (n = 4)p Valuep Value (trend)
Values are mean (SD). The values for each of these variables were not different when compared using either one way analysis of variance or a trend test.
UCa/Cr0.38 (0.30)0.28 (0.20)0.28 (0.25)0.27 (0.07)0.70.4
UMg/Cr0.55 (0.15)0.48 (0.16)0.53 (0.19)0.42 (0.19)0.50.4
UNa/Cr11.6 (4.1)13.3 (7.0)18.0 (12.2)10.7 (5.2)0.20.3