Selected reference range*† | |||
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Haematology | Complete blood count (CBC) | ||
Ferritin | 26–388 µg/L | ||
C reactive protein (CRP) | <9.1 mg/L | ||
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | |||
Serology | Hepatitis B | Reactive or non-reactive | |
Hepatitis C | Non-reactive | ||
HIV | Negative | ||
Renal function | Urine analysis dipstix (protein, blood, glucose) | Negative | |
Creatinine | 71–115 µmol/L | ||
Cardiovascular | Fasting lipids | Total cholesterol | <5.2 mmol/L |
Triglycerides | <1.7 mmol/L | ||
HDL | 1.04–1.55 mmol/L | ||
LDL | <2.60 mmol/L | ||
Fasting glucose | 4.1–5.9 mmol/L | ||
Bone/muscle | Vitamin D, 25 (OH)29 | Severe deficiency | <10 ng/mL |
Deficiency | 10–20 ng/mL | ||
Insufficiency | 20–30 ng/mL | ||
Sufficiency | >30 ng/mL | ||
Calcium | 2.12–2.52 mmol/L | ||
Corrected calcium | |||
Alkaline phosphatase | 50–136 U/L |
*Reference ranges were those of the Laboratory Department of Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. These ranges were derived from several hundred athletes tested over an extended period of time and verified for use with this patient population.
†All reference ranges are available in online supplementary table S1.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PHE, periodic health evaluation.