Table 6. Mean, median, 95% CI for mean and 2.5th-97.5th percentile of clinical chemistry reference values in relation to climate of healthy adults in Gojjam, Zones, Amahra National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia.
Parameters | High land | Lowland | Both | ||||||||||
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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) | 19.1 | 17.0 | 17.9–20.4 | 6.3–44.7 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.4–18.2 | 5.0–38.0 | 0.021 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.3–18.8 | 6.0–43.0 |
AST(U/L) | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.2–22.2 | 9.0–38.7 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 21.0–23.0 | 8.0–38.3 | 0.23 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 21.1–22.4 | 9.0–38.0 |
ALP (U/L) | 164.5 | 165.5 | 155.6–173.3 | 62.5–238.1 | 158.7 | 160.5 | 152.2–165.3 | 47.0–236.0 | 0.029 | 160.9 | 162.5 | 155.6–166.1 | 52.4–237.0 |
Amylase (U/L) | 141.1 | 147.0 | 134.7–147.6 | 44.2–188.2 | 139.2 | 143.0 | 134.1–144.2 | 46.3–189.0 | 0.109 | 139.9 | 145.0 | 136–143.8 | 48.0–188.8 |
LDH (U/L) | 328.5 | 349.0 | 308.5–348.6 | 154.0–403.0 | 322.6 | 356.0 | 312.3–333.0 | 141.0–403.0 | 0.642 | 323.6 | 354.0 | 314.4–329.8 | 145.0–403.0 |
Creatinine (μmol/l) | 63.7 | 63.6 | 60.8–66.5 | 20.0–108.5 | 61.3 | 61.0 | 58.7–63.9 | 19.7–109.0 | 0.25 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 60.3–64.2 | 20.4–107.7 |
Total Protein (g/l) | 72.84 | 76.9 | 71.0–74.7 | 53.0–87.0 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 65.7–68.1 | 53.1–84.8 | 0.000 | 69.13 | 69.0 | 68.1–70.2 | 53.0–86.1 |
Total Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 18.4 | 16.4 | 16.9–20.0 | 3.5–35.9 | 17.2 | 14.9 | 15.9–18.4 | 4.4–37.6 | 0.448 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 16.7–18.6 | 4.4–37.6 |
Direct Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0–5.2 | 0.7–13.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1–5.0 | 0.2–13.7 | 0.489 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2–4.9 | 0.2–13.7 |