title: Serum cholesterol and haematology at age eight to ten years.
abstract: The aim of the study was to estimate 95% reference ranges for blood constituents in 9-year-old children. Venepuncture was successful in 753 white children age 8-9 years in 21 areas in England and 5 in Scotland. Agreement with published reference ranges for haematological measurements from undocumented samples was good. The reference ranges were 3.22 to 5.79 mmol/l for serum total cholesterol, 0.9 to 2.1 mmol/l for high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and 13 to 61 micrograms/l for ferritin. The upper limit for total cholesterol is well above the recommended level for adults, with 9.3% of children having a value of 5.2 mmol/l or more. The results provide a scientific basis for ranges previously published for haematological measurements. Documented data should be combined from national studies to provide further reference ranges for routine use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Medicine, United Medical School of Guy's, Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chinn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rona
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duran-Tauleria
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood* / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000592:standards; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012606:Scotland; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D002784:Cholesterol