Table 2.

Example of reference values for 2 biomarkers.

NT-proBNP pg/mL
Men						Women
age	n	2.5th	median	97.5th	range	n	2.5th	median	97.5th	range
<50	78	5	24	93.2	5 ; 115	105	10.2	54	414	5 ; 578
50–54	110	5	25	88.8	5 ; 183	151	7	46	158.2	5 ; 200
55–59	156	5	29	153.28	5 ; 844	216	11.3	53	234.7	5 ; 332
60–64	182	9	36	269.57	5 ; 1121	205	13.03	62	283.35	5 ; 684
65–69	132	6.55	55.5	791.67	5 ; 1570	134	16.65	80.5	286.9	5 ; 850
70–74	58	10.4	61.5	660.12	5 ; 693	58	35.85	120.5	400.45	19 ; 3650
75–79	32	16.77	103	1247.32	16 ; 1741	33	28.6	168	1110.4	19 ; 2812
80–84	25	56.8	150	1061.8	40 ; 1276	35	33.8	159	588.6	44 ; 4141
85–89	31	60.5	264	1112.25	50 ; 1263	35	51.65	213	701.1	53 ; 5244
90–94	77	75.4	341	3001.4	44 ; 3165	53	82.2	311	1904.8	72 ; 8398
95–99	40	75.7	315.5	2154.32	25 ; 2401	44	104.3	360	2251.67	32 ; 8837
100+	9	287	644	3581.4	263 ; 3986	13	196.92	863	2449.17	79 ; 4307
SRAGE pg/mL
Men						Women
age	n	2.5th	median	97.5th	range	n	2.5th	median	97.5th	range
<50	87	210.15	399	794.95	72 ; 1910	130	238.35	479	1082.97	234 ; 1796
50–54	126	189.5	415	831.12	166 ; 2256	205	224.27	472	1225.45	165 ; 3411
55–59	209	202.12	418.5	866.62	100 ; 2104	319	214.6	495	1251	134 ; 2959
60–64	248	193	414	998.75	127 ; 3198	312	208.45	512.5	1431.15	28 ; 2665
65–69	199	208.1	421.5	1120.17	178 ; 5992	233	214	490	1561.6	161 ; 4776
70–74	104	205.3	423	885.32	148 ; 1416	103	218.65	511	1224.8	186 ; 1853
75–79	50	242.57	455.5	1347.65	217 ; 1789	72	212.17	566.5	1208.75	174 ; 3669
80–84	57	209.6	545	1390.2	170 ; 1443	88	220.5	603	1819.75	145 ; 5714
85–89	73	240	541	1638.6	156 ; 2307	108	274.9	687.5	1879.77	209 ; 5214
90–94	175	265.4	695	1745.7	172 ; 4837	164	263.5	661	1680.05	229 ; 4439
95–99	104	254.28	689	1990.77	189 ; 7944	159	325.8	763.5	1871.75	213 ; 6314
100+	13	307.1	727	2287.2	275 ; 2643	45	351.9	865	1784.47	245 ; 2864

The sample sizes per age groups vary because different diseases and treatment groups were found associated with nt-proBNP and SRAGE.