Reference intervals for some serum biochemical markers of bone metabolism in Kuwait.
Using the Hitachi 717 Selective Multichannel analyser, we established reference intervals for serum albumin (37-9 g/l); measured serum calcium (2.14-2.54 mmol/l); corrected serum calcium (2.25-2.60 mmol/l); serum phosphate (0.74-1.60 mmol/l); and alkaline phosphatase (47.0-289.6 U/l) in the Kuwaiti population. The mean concentrations of calcium and phosphate decreased with increasing age in both sexes except for a sudden increase in women at about menopause. Although there was a skewed distribution of alkaline phosphatase in both sexes there was a significant increase in enzyme activity in women after the age of 50 years. Using corrected serum calcium we found that 15% of women in the reproductive age group in Kuwait had hypocalcaemia.
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat.
al-Sulieman
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Olusi
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Sugathan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis
D010710:Phosphates; D012709:Serum Albumin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium