Differences in clinical laboratory data between the healthy elderly and the healthy young adults.
- Author:
Chang Won WON
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Haeng LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Alkaline Phosphatase;
Bilirubin;
Calcium;
Cholesterol;
Creatinine;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Glucose;
Humans;
Korea;
Lymphocytes;
Male;
Monocytes;
Neutrophils;
Platelet Count;
Triglycerides;
Uric Acid;
Young Adult*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
1997;18(1):29-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The elderly is known to have many different clinical laboratory data compared with the young adults. But, in Korea, such study is lacking. METHODS: We gathered 98 healthy elderly cases and 98 healthy young adult controls who have taken periodic health examination from January 1993 to May 1996 at one hospital and we compared the mean of various clinical laboratory data between the two groups. RESULTS: In both sexes, cholesterol, ESR, glucose were significantly higher in the elderly t,han in the controls and direct bilirubin was significantly lower in the elderly than in the controls(P<0.05). In men, albumin, calcium, hemoglobin were significantly lower in the elderly than in the controls and MCV was significantly higher in the elderly than in the controls(P<0.05). In women, alkaline phosphatase, LDH, triglyceride, GOT, GPT, T3,TSH, phosphate were significantly higher in the elderly than in the controls and total bilirubin, protein, uric acid were significantly lower in the elderly than in the controls(P<0.05). WBC count, platelet count, neutrophil count(%), lymphocyte count(%), eosinophil count (%), monocyte count(%), MCH, MCHC, BUN, creatinine, HDL were not significantly different between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Many clinical laboratory data are different between the elderly and the young adults, and some clinical laboratory data have sexual differences.
