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Table 1 Urinary levels of 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) in general populations

From: Urinary 2,5-hexanedione excretion in cryptogenic polyneuropathy compared to the general Swedish population

Country

n (men: women)

2,5-HD mean ± SD mg/L

2,5-HD range mg/L

Method1

Reference

Germany

8:4

0.45 ± 0.20

0.12-0.78

GC-MS

[8]

Italy

10

0.49 ± 0.14

0.32-0.64

GC-FID

[9]

Japan

55:0

1.47 ± 0.60

--

GC-FID

[10]

Japan

53:0

0.33 ± 0.47

--

GC-FID

[11]

Italy

26

0.56 ± ?

0.17-0.98

GC-MS

[12]

Italy

20:20

0.47 ± 0.21

0.10-1.00

GC-FID

[13]

Italy

22

0.44 ± 0.11

0.18-0.73

HPLC-F

[14]

Italy

60:63

--

0.08-0.95

GC-FID

[15]

  1. GC-MS Gas Chromatography with Mass-Selective detection, GC- FID Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection, HPLC- F High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Fluorescence detection.
  2. 1)after acid hydrolysis.