Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Research Article

[Retracted] Establishment of Multiple Parameter Reference Intervals for Different Age Groups in Qingdao, China

Table 1

Comparison of the related parameters among different age groups of males in Qingdao, China ( ± s).


Groups	18–24 (n = 120)	25–39 (n = 120)	40–49 (n = 120)	50–64 (n = 120)	>65 (n = 60)	F

FBG (mmol/L)	4.71 ± 0.35	4.66 ± 0.42	4.95 ± 0.46^ab	5.18 ± 0.55^abc	5.31 ± 0.78^abc	37.304	<0.001
ALT (IU/L)	20.76 ± 12.63	23.56 ± 20.76^a	22.26 ± 20.76	21.24 ± 9.58	19.34 ± 11.24^b	2.203	0.067
AST (IU/L)	17.85 ± 4.88	19.03 ± 6.12	18.90 ± 5.35	19.26 ± 4.91^a	20.95 ± 6.32^abcd	3.778	0.005
BUN (mmol/L)	5.00 ± 0.97	5.15 ± 1.08	5.26 ± 1.09^a	5.53 ± 1.22^abc	6.04 ± 1.55^abcd	11.207	<0.001
Cr (Umol/L)	103.73 ± 7.82	101.35 ± 8.63^a	100.67 ± 10.06^a	101.24 ± 9.96^a	100.88 ± 11.54^a	2.404	0.049
Hb (g/L)	159.58 ± 8.28	155.60 ± 9.29^a	156.06 ± 8.27^a	154.92 ± 9.48^a	150.08 ± 10.30^abcd	13.324	<0.001
TSH (uIU/mL)	1.89 ± 1.00	1.78 ± 0.81	1.79 ± 1.29	1.89 ± 1.22	2.18 ± 1.26^bc	1.763	0.135
FT3 (pmol/L)	4.99 ± 0.46	4.69 ± 0.44^a	4.63 ± 0.41^a	4.70 ± 0.42^a	4.40 ± 0.39^abcd	24.975	<0.001
TT3 (ng/mL)	1.19 ± 0.14	1.12 ± 0.15^a	1.09 ± 0.15^a	1.13 ± 0.16^ac	1.07 ± 0.16^ad	12.026	<0.001
FT4 (pmol/L)	14.35 ± 1.27	14.01 ± 1.27^a	13.78 ± 1.15^a	13.36 ± 1.24^abc	13.28 ± 1.13^abc	15.950	<0.001
TT4 (μg/dL)	8.20 ± 1.11	7.86 ± 1.24^a	7.71 ± 1.25^a	7.84 ± 1.26^a	7.59 ± 1.20^a	4.081	0.003
PROG (nmol/L)	0.73 ± 0.29	0.56 ± 0.24^a	0.54 ± 0.24^a	0.53 ± 0.21^a	0.60 ± 0.25^ad	14.707	<0.001
VB (pmol/L)	331.71 ± 173.67	389.82 ± 154.43^a	407.20 ± 163.28^a	409.73 ± 168.56^a	442.52 ± 227.81^ab	6.507	<0.001
CYFRA 21-1 (ng/mL)	1.10 ± 0.51	1.11 ± 0.52	1.30 ± 0.81^ab	1.54 ± 0.79^abc	1.78 ± 0.86^abcd	14.936	<0.001
SCC (ng/mL)	0.97 ± 0.38	0.96 ± 0.90	0.85 ± 0.40	0.87 ± 0.36	1.26 ± 0.51^abcd	5.481	<0.001
Anti-TG (IU/mL)	1.46 ± 1.31	6.84 ± 31.02	5.98 ± 28.11	1.82 ± 3.11	2.21 ± 3.07	2.237	0.064
Anti-TPO (IU/mL)	0.54 ± 0.90	5.90 ± 59.90^a	8.92 ± 65.25	2.19 ± 15.13^b	0.97 ± 1.41	0.949	0.435
Ferritin (ng/mL)	137.79 ± 68.67	156.11 ± 74.25^a	144.08 ± 74.23	143.06 ± 80.17	134.14 ± 91.88	1.458	0.214

Note: AP < 0.05 compared with the 18–24-year-old group; BP < 0.05 compared with the 25–39-year-old group; CP < 0.05 compared with the 40–49-year-old group; DP < 0.05 compared with the 50–64-year-old group.