title: Hematological and iron-related analytes--reference data for persons aged 1 year and over: United States, 1988-94.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report presents national estimates of hematologic and iron-related analytes for persons 1 year of age and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis is based on data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) (1988-94), which was designed to provide information on the health and nutritional status of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population. The sample used for these analyses included the 26,372 participants who had laboratory tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This report provides mean, standard error of the mean, median, and percentile laboratory values for the U.S. population, 1988-94, for hematological and iron-related analytes. In addition, percentage distributions are provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data on hematological and iron analytes provide reference values for clinical and longitudinal comparisons.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hollowell
authors.forename: Onno W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: van Assendelft
authors.forename: Elaine W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Gunter
authors.forename: Brenda G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006405:Hematology / Q000379:methods; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D014798:Vital Statistics
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron