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Br J Ophthalmol 81:319-323 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.4.319
  • Original Article
    • Laboratory science

First report of congenital or infantile cataract in deranged proteoglycan metabolism with released xylose

Table 4

β Glucuronidase activity in urine, nM of nitrophenol liberated/mg creatinine (cataract v non-cataract)

Age group Category N Median Range p Value
Below 3 years Cataract 6 30.0 (20, 40) 0.006
Non-cataract 5 9.0 (7, 15)
Above 3 years and below 12 years Cataract 4 22.5 (10, 60) 0.327
Non-cataract 5 13.0 (6, 33)
  • By Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon rank sum test.

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