Observations on biochemical and haematological parameters in healthy people above 80 years of age.
Ninety-five apparently healthy people, aged 80 years or above, living in the Stockholm County Council of Sweden, participated in a pilot study in 1984. Reference values were obtained for routine haematological and biochemical analyses. Deviations from expected levels were confined to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), vitamin B12 and calcium. It is noteworthy that a low-risk cholesterol level characterized this elderly population. It is suggested that in order to evaluate the influence of age, a dynamic aspect should be added using functional tests of various organs.
Lantz
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Department of Clinical Chemistry I, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Molander
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Nilsson
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
D013972:Thyrotropin; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D002118:Calcium