Hematological and iron-related analytes--reference data for persons aged 1 year and over: United States, 1988-94.
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.
Hollowell
Joseph G
JG
University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
van Assendelft
Onno W
OW
Gunter
Elaine W
EW
Lewis
Brenda G
BG
Najjar
Matthew
M
Pfeiffer
Christine
C
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
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron