title: Plasma osmolality in an elderly population.
abstract: Plasma osmolality was calculated for 303 subjects (152 male and 151 female; mean age 70 +/- 11 years) living in the community. The distribution was normal, and it was not influenced by age, sex, smoking, alcohol intake or use of diuretics. The mean and 95% CI from this study were very close to the reference range given in the Geigy Scientific Tables. Higher values of mean plasma osmolality and wider 95% CI found in previous studies of unselected elderly subjects may simply reflect the higher prevalence of diseases in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010949:Plasma / Q000737:chemistry*; D012016:Reference Values