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Distribution of Serum Total Protein in Elderly Chinese

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  • Chang-Rong Tian
  • Li Qian
  • Xiao-Zhu Shen
  • Jia-Jing Li
  • Jiang-Tao Wen

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The serum total protein levels of the elderly possibly decrease gradually with aging. However, serum total protein levels are not suitable as a uniform reference standard for the elderly at different ages and genders. Thus, we investigated the total serum protein distribution in different gender and age groups of 11,453 elderly individuals aged ≥60 years and without liver or renal disease from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. The total protein levels (TPL) of these individuals exhibited normal distribution (Z = 1.206, P = 0.109), whereas the reference range (95% CI) was 54.1 g/L to 82.3 g/L. TPL was higher in females than in males for those aged between 60 and 75 years, whereas no significant difference was observed for those aged between 80 and 95 years. TPL was negatively correlated with age in males (r = −0.1342, P

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  • Chang-Rong Tian & Li Qian & Xiao-Zhu Shen & Jia-Jing Li & Jiang-Tao Wen, 2014. "Distribution of Serum Total Protein in Elderly Chinese," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(6), pages 1-5, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0101242
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101242
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