Table 3.
Ranges for Blood Electrolytes and the Albumin/Creatinine Ratio (ACR) Among All Strains of the Aging Studies and KK/HIJ (Females/Males).
| Electrolyte | Range | 6 mo | 12 mo | 20 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium, mg/dl | Min | 9/9 | 9/9 | 9/9 |
| Median | 10/10 | 10/10 | 10/9 | |
| Max | 12/11 | 12/12 | 12/12 | |
| KK | 10/NA | 9/10 | 9/10 | |
| Chloride, mmol/l | Min | 105/105 | 111/110 | 110/101 |
| Median | 116/116 | 116/115 | 115/116 | |
| Max | 123/123 | 124/122 | 125/124 | |
| KK | 114/115 | 114/115 | 113/116 | |
| Iron, mmol/l | Min | 156/124 | 153/146 | 130/135 |
| Median | 246/228 | 236/216 | 209/203 | |
| Max | 343/317 | 385/292 | 354/359 | |
| KK | 343/NA | 346/260 | 208/196 | |
| Potassium, mmol/l | Min | 5/5 | 5/6 | 5/5 |
| Median | 6/7 | 6/6 | 6/6 | |
| Max | 7/9 | 7/7 | 8/7 | |
| KK | 6/NA | 6/6 | 6/6 | |
| Magnesium, mmol/l | Min | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Median | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | |
| Max | 3/3 | 3/4 | 4/4 | |
| KK | 3/NA | 3/NA | 2/NA | |
| Sodium, mmol/l | Min | 144/143 | 142/146 | 148/146 |
| Median | 154/156 | 154/155 | 156/157 | |
| Max | 160/164 | 165/165 | 169/170 | |
| KK | 153/NA | 154/152 | 153/156 | |
| Phosphorus, mg/dl | Min | 4/5 | 4/4 | 5/5 |
| Median | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | |
| Max | 9/10 | 8/9 | 8/9 | |
| KK | 7/NA | 6/6 | 6/8 | |
| ACR, mg/g | Min | NA | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Median | NA | 35/15 | 43/30 | |
| Max | NA | 484/294 | 974/600 | |
| KK | NA | 484/53 | 974/425 |
Abbreviations: KK, KK/HIJ; max, maximum; min, minimum; NA, not available.