Serum cholesterol and haematology at age eight to ten years

The aim of the study was to estimate 95% reference ranges for blood constituents in 9-year-old children. Venepuncture was successful in 753 white children age 8-9 years in 21 areas in England and 5 in Scotland. Agreement with published reference ranges for haematological measurements from undocument...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation 1998, Vol.58 (2), p.135-142
Main Authors: Chinn, S., Rona, R., Duran-Tauleria, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Cell Count
Child
Cholesterol - blood
Cholesterol - standards
England
Female
Hematologic Tests - standards
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
India - ethnology
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Lung Diseases - blood
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Technology
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Reference Values
Scotland
Sex Factors
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Summary:The aim of the study was to estimate 95% reference ranges for blood constituents in 9-year-old children. Venepuncture was successful in 753 white children age 8-9 years in 21 areas in England and 5 in Scotland. Agreement with published reference ranges for haematological measurements from undocumented samples was good. The reference ranges were 3.22 to 5.79 mmol/l for serum total cholesterol, 0.9 to 2.1 mmol/l for high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and 13 to 61 micrograms/l for ferritin. The upper limit for total cholesterol is well above the recommended level for adults, with 9.3% of children having a value of 5.2 mmol/l or more. The results provide a scientific basis for ranges previously published for haematological measurements. Documented data should be combined from national studies to provide further reference ranges for routine use.
ISSN:0036-5513
1502-7686
DOI:10.1080/00365519850186715