Reference intervals of routine clinical chemistry parameters among apparently healthy young adults in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical laboratory reference intervals (RIs) are essential for clinical diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic monitoring. Locally established RIs are required to correctly interpret clinical laboratory results. In Ethiopia, clinical laboratory test results are interpreted based on RIs derived from a western population.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among blood donors in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia from March 2016 to May 2017. A total of 1,175 apparently healthy study participants were included in the study from four blood banks in the region. All clinical chemistry parameters were analyzed using Mindray BS-200E full automated clinical chemistry analyzer. The 95% RIs were estimated using reference limits at 2.5th percentile

SUBMITTER: Abebe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6072122 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature