Gender-Dependent Reference Range of Serum Calcitonin Levels in Healthy Korean Adults

[Reference interval of serum thyroid hormones in healthy Korean adults].

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine the reference interval of serum thyroid hormones (TSH, FT3, FT4) in healthy Korean adults. METHODS Health examination data from 1,591 healthy Korean adults who visited an university hospital were analyzed. Patients with specific health conditions capable of altering laboratory results were excluded from the study. Serum thyroid hormones were me...

Levels - Reference Values in Healthy Pakistani Adults

Hemoglobin A 2 (HbA 2 ) was quantitated in blood from 212 healthy Pakistani adults with an age range of 16 to 60 years. HbA 2 level was observed in the range of 1.20 to 3.80% with mean ± SD as 2.67 ± 0.66% for both sexes. The mean level for males and females was 2.67 ± 0.66% and 2.66 ± 0.69% respectively. These values showed no significant difference (P > 0.1) among both sexes. The coefficient ...

Fasting and gender (and altitude?) influence reference intervals for serum bilirubin in healthy adults.

the study of total ige reference range in healthy adults in tehran, iran

background : ige is an antibody class that regarded as an important factor in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, asthma, im­mune responses to parasitic infection and it could be responsible for the late- phase allergic response. the objective of this study was to evaluate total ige in healthy iranian adults, establishment of reference range of total ige and assess helpful­ness of this value...

Lead Serum Levels in Opium-Dependent Individuals

Abstract Backgrond: Drug abuse, especially opium abuse, is a major public health problem in Iran. Recent reports suggest that opium sellers cheat their customers by adding lead to the opium. Contaminated opium can threaten the health of consumers. The present study aimed to compare the serum level of lead between opium dependents and a control group. Methods: This was a cross-sectio...