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Table 3 Color evaluation of sixteen urine samples with a creatinine concentration under the cutoff value of 20 mg/dL

From: Urinary creatinine concentration and urine color as indicators of specimen validity test

Sample No

Creatinine

concentration

(mg/dL)

Korean Standard Color System

CIE L*a*b* color coordinate value

Urine color

Value

Chroma

L*

a*

b*

00036

6.3

0

0

90

0

0

00164

7.5

0

0

90

0

0

00140

8.3

0

0

90

0

0

00064

9.2

0

0

90

0

0

00012

10.5

0

0

90

0

0

00224

11.8

9

1

90

2

5

00159

12.1

9

1

90

2

5

00112

12.9

9

1

90

 − 1

9

00134

13.9

9

1

90

2

5

00135

14.4

9

1

90

1

7

00184

14.6

9

1

90

2

5

00080

16.3

9

1

90

1

7

00018

17.2

9

1

90

 − 1

9

00252

17.3

9

1

90

2

2

00127

18.6

9

1

90

 − 1

9

00111

19.6

9

1

90

1

7