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Table 5 Median and 95% reference ranges of plasma ceramide levels and ratios in individuals aged 6–17 years

From: Circulating ceramide levels and ratios in Emirati youth under 18 years: associations with cardiometabolic risk factors

Ceramide (Cer)

Median

(µmol/L)

IQR

Reference Interval (µmol/L)

Lower Ref Lim 95% CI*

Upper Ref Lim 95% CI*

CerC16:0

0.189

0.162–0.22

0.122–0.297

0.115–0.131

0.283–0.319

CerC18:0

0.035

0.029–0.044

0.019–0.067

0.018 − 0.012

0.065–0.068

CerC24:0

1.159

0.941–1.356

0.65–1.54

0.583–0.697

1.535–1.673

CerC24:1

0.384

0.312–0.478

0.212–0.945

0.201–0.230

0.765–1.155

CerC22:0

0.243

0.185–0.313

0.102–0.525

0.096–0.118

0.454–0.553

CerC16:0/

CerC24:0

0.168

0.144–0.196

< 0.265

-

0.262–0.276

CerC18:0/ CerC24:0

0.031

0.026–0.038

< 0.056

-

0.049–0.059

CerC24:1/ CerC24:0

0.324

0.277–0.399

< 0.988

-

0.846–1.069

CerC16:0/

CerC22:0

0.782

0.643–0.995

< 1.534

-

1.358–1.931

CerC18:0/ CerC22:0

0.149

0.122–0.184

< 0.253

-

0.246–0.262

CerC24:1/ CerC22:0

1.307

1.01–1.59

< 2.28

-

2.117–2.682

  1. *Bias-Corrected and accelerated (BCa) confidence intervals for 2.5th -97.5th percentiles; results are based on 1000 bootstrap samples, CI, confidence intervals; IQR; interquartile range; Ref Lim; reference limit