title: Use of values for calcium and protein in serum, and of a derived index obtained from a probability population sample.
abstract: We measured serum protein and calcium concentrations in 2340 individuals between 10 and 96 years of age from 900 families chosen by probability methods to give a representative population. These values were used to calculate an index, based on a regression analysis of serum protein on calcium, which was then treated as a new variable. Age-sex specific reference values and frequency distributions are presented for this index as well as for protein and calcium calculated by both parametric and nonparametric methods.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D002118:Calcium