title: Evaluation of reference ranges for fatty acids in serum.
abstract: Long chain fatty acid fractionation has become a valuable tool in the management of patients maintained on total parenteral nutrition. While many clinicians prefer to use absolute concentrations to monitor a patient's fatty acid status, reference ranges are not available. Previous reference range studies reported values in terms of percentages only and calculated ranges parametrically. However, due to the non-Gaussian distributions of some serum fatty acids, it is necessary to calculate reference ranges non-parametrically. Serum from blood donors (n = 130) were collected and analyzed for total fatty acids by gas-liquid chromatography. Results for each of the fatty acids were calculated both as a concentration and as a percentage of the total fatty acids measured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1732.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sera
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Rodgerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005410:Flame Ionization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids