title: Establishment of reference intervals of 24 chemistries in apparently healthy adult Han population of Northern China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The availability of reference intervals is essential for physicians to interpret laboratory results. Most of our laboratory reference intervals are derived from data on the foreign population. We have studied the reference intervals of 24 common laboratory biochemical tests in an apparently healthy adult Han population of Northern China.
  
  
  METHODS
  1364 healthy individuals between 20 and 79 years old were recruited. 24 different chemical analytes were tested by the Roche Modular P 800 analyzer. We stratified the populations by gender and age through applying exclusion criteria, and the reference intervals were obtained by statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reference intervals for 24 common analytes in a gender and age appropriate adult Han population of Northern China are reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study provides adequate laboratory data on reference intervals. The results emphasize the significance of establishing population-based reference intervals for a clinical laboratory.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors: Shuo
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Qiao
authors: Zhenrong
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Yonghua
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Bei
authors: B
authors: Yao
authors: Hongya
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Liyan
authors: L
authors: Cui
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Yang
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult