Sweat sodium and chloride contents in 8-14 years old children (A preliminary study)

A modified Shwachman sweat test was performed on 152 children aged between 8-14 .4 years old, consisting of 54 girls (35.5%) and 98 boys (64%), to look for sweat electrolyte values. Mean sweat electrolyte contents in boys was higher than in girls. The mean sweat Na+ and Cl- were 50.15 ±25.83 mEq/L a...

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Main Authors: I. Boediman (Author), Dwi P. Widodo (Author), Noenoeng Rahajoe (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:A modified Shwachman sweat test was performed on 152 children aged between 8-14 .4 years old, consisting of 54 girls (35.5%) and 98 boys (64%), to look for sweat electrolyte values. Mean sweat electrolyte contents in boys was higher than in girls. The mean sweat Na+ and Cl- were 50.15 ±25.83 mEq/L and 43 .76  m.Eq/l ± 24.67 respectively. The sweat electrolyte contents were not influenced by age.
Item Description:0030-9311
2338-476X
10.14238/pi33.3-4.1993.41-5