Fig. 2. Urinary uric acid output in infants fed the two study formulas. Complete 72 hour urine collections were analyzed for uric acid and the average output per 24 hours calculated. Each symbol indicates the result of one balance study with results in the same infant connected by lines. Output was higher (p=0.006) while subjects were fed the STD Purine formula compared to when the subjects were fed the Reduced Purine formula.

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