Urinary minerals excretion among primary schoolchildren in Dubai—United Arab Emirates.
August 5, 2021
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PLoS One
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Al Ghali R, El-Mallah C, Obeid O, El-Saleh O, Smail L, Haroun D.
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16(8):e0255195.
Urinary fluoride measurement is the most useful biomarker to assess fluoride status [24, 61] as fluoride excretion is an indicator of fluoride intake [62]. AI of fluoride falls within the range of 0.05–0.07 mg/kg body/day weight in children less than 12 years of age, while UL is set at 0.1 mg/kg body weight/day [63, 64]. About 81.5% of children had estimated intake below 0.05 mg/kg boy weight per day and no one had an intake above the UL. The estimated intake of 0.032±0.031 mg/kg/day (median