Table 2. Mean, median, 95% CI for mean and 2.5th-97.5th percentile of clinical chemistry reference values in relation to sex of healthy adults in Gojjam, Zones, Amahra National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Parameters | Male | Female | Combined males and Females | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | 95% CI for mean | 2.5th-97.5th Percentile Range | Mean | Median | 95% CI for mean | 2.5th-97.5th Percentile Range | P value | Mean | Median | 95% CI for mean | 2.5th-97.5th Percentile Range | |
| ALT (U/L) | 20.0 | 18.5 | 18.9–21.2 | 6.0–44.6 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 15.1–17.0 | 3.0–30.0 | 0.000 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.3–18.8 | 6.0–43.0 |
| AST (U/L) | 24.1 | 23.5 | 23.1–25.1 | 10.5–39.0 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.6–20.2 | 6.0–32.1 | 0.000 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 21.1–22.4 | 9.0–38.0 |
| ALP (U/L) | 166.4 | 169.0 | 159.6–173.2 | 55.3–237.2 | 156.4 | 159.0 | 149.5–163.3 | 49.0–236.0 | 0.043 | 160.9 | 162.5 | 155.6–166.1 | 52.4–237.0 |
| Amylase (U/L) | 140.8 | 150.5 | 135.5–146.0 | 45.3–190.0 | 136.2 | 143.0 | 131.1–141.3 | 48.0–187.9 | 0.218 | 139.9 | 145.0 | 136–143.8 | 48.0–188.8 |
| LDH (U/L) | 331.0 | 356.0 | 319.6–343.2 | 146.1–402.0 | 315.3 | 349.0 | 301.1–329.6 | 137.7–405.1 | 0.085 | 323.6 | 354.0 | 314.4–329.8 | 145.0–403.0 |
| Creatinine (μmol/l) | 66.7 | 68.1 | 63.8–69.5 | 17.4–114.0 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 55.3–60.4 | 21.7–95.7 | 0.000 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 60.3–64.2 | 20.4–107.7 |
| Total Protein (g/l) | 70.2 | 70.2 | 68.9–71.5 | 53.0–86.7 | 70.1 | 71.0 | 68.8–71.5 | 53.2–86.0 | 0.607 | 69.1 | 69.0 | 68.1–70.2 | 53.0–86.1 |
| Total Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 18.5 | 16.2 | 17.3–19.7 | 4.7–37.6 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 16.4–18.9 | 3.6–37.6 | 0.105 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 16.7–18.6 | 4.4–37.6 |
| Direct Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8–5.8 | 0.4–14.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5–4.3 | 0.2–12.2 | 0.000 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2–4.9 | 0.2–13.7 |