Table 1.

Laboratory reference ranges (Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, N.C., USA)

CRP (cardiac)	0.00–3.00 mg/l
Ferritin serum	0.13–150 ng/ml
VEGF serum	0.62–707 pg/ml
Fibrinogen activity	193–423 mg/dl
25(OH)vitamin D (hydroxy)	30.0–100.0 ng/ml
CA-125	00.0–34.0 U/ml
Carcinoembryonic antigen	00.0–4.7 ng/ml	nonsmokers <3.9, smokers <5.6
H. pylori, IgM, IgG, IgA Abs
H. pylori, IgG Abs	00.0–0.8 U/ml	negative <0.9, indeterminate 0.9–1.0, positive >1.0
H. pylori, IgA Abs	0.00–0.88 U/ml	negative <0.89, equivocal 0.89–0.99, positive >0.99
Galectin-3 <22.2 ng/ml
≤17.8 ng/ml: lower risk of adverse outcomes
≥17.8 ng/ml: higher risk of adverse outcomes