Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for blood urea nitrogen in Chinese general population

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism. This study aims to explore the age- and sex-specific distribution of BUN among healthy Chinese adults. A total of 24,006 BUN values from healthy adults (14,148 males and 9858 females) were included in the cross-sectional s...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-05, Vol.11 (1), p.10058-10058, Article 10058
Main Authors: Liu, Qingquan, Wang, Yiru, Chen, Zhi, Guo, Xiaolin, Lv, Yongman
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age composition
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers - blood
Blood
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Body Mass Index
China
Cholesterol
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidermal growth factor receptors
Female
Females
Follow-Up Studies
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
Males
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Nitrogen
Protein turnover
Reference Values
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sex
Sex Factors
Statistical analysis
Urea
Young Adult
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Summary:Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism. This study aims to explore the age- and sex-specific distribution of BUN among healthy Chinese adults. A total of 24,006 BUN values from healthy adults (14,148 males and 9858 females) were included in the cross-sectional study. Males had a higher median BUN value compared to females (4.6 mmol/L vs. 4.1 mmol/L). BUN values showed a positive correlation with body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, and blood sugar (P 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-89565-x