Table 3.

Reference limits for sST2 (ng/mL) by sex and age.

Age group, years	Men, percentile				Women, percentile
	2.5th	50th	97.5th	99th	2.5th	50th	97.5th	99th
Empirical reference limits
35–44	10.6	22.9	47.6	49.3	10.4	17.1	33.2	45.9
45–54	11.5	22.3	43.7	64.4	9.8	17.7	30.7	36.7
55–64	12.4	22.7	43.3	46.4	9.9	17.5	34.3	39.3
65–74	13.2	24.5	45.2	54.7	9.3	19.2	45.1	53.0
Quantile regression reference limits
35–44	10.3	21.3	46.5	46.7	10.2	16.6	29.4	29.5
45–54	11.2	22.0	45.8	48.7	10.0	17.2	31.2	34.0
55–64	12.1	22.8	45.2	50.8	9.8	17.8	33.2	39.3
65–74	13.1	23.6	44.6	53.0	9.6	18.5	35.3	45.3