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These were repeated in 11 hypercalciuric patients after 2 weeks of increased potassium intake.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results.\u2003A total of 100 urine samples were analyzed. The UCa\/Cr ratio in blacks 0.04 \u00b1 0.06 (mean \u00b1 standard deviation) was significantly lower than in whites 0.16 \u00b1 0.12. There were 21 hypercalciuric white children versus only 1 black child. Linear regression analysis revealed a positive direct correlation between UNa\/Cr and UCa\/Cr in all 100 subjects and in whites alone but not in blacks. An inverse relationship existed between UK\/Cr and UCa\/Cr in all subjects and in whites and showed a strong trend in blacks. A marked direct relationship was found between UNa\/K and UCa\/Cr in all subjects (r2 = .43) as well as in whites (r2 = .59) and blacks (r2 = .49). One black child and 10 white hypercalciuric children were treated with \u201cextra\u201d K for at least 2 weeks. The UNa\/K decreased from 4.73 \u00b1 2.28 to 1.98 \u00b1 1.09, and the UCa\/Cr decreased from 0.31 \u00b1 0.10 to 0.14 \u00b1 0.07, with resolution or improvement of the patients' symptoms.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusions.\u2003In our patient population with urinary symptoms, the UCa\/Cr ratio in black children is lower and hypercalciuria less common than in white children. In both white and black populations, the UNa\/K ratio had the strongest association with the UCa\/Cr ratio, indicating an opposing role of UNa and UK on the UCa\/Cr ratio. 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