Table 3.
Biochemical tests and level of BAC and ethanol according to the age groups
| Variable | Overall n = 1506 (100%) | < 25 yrs n = 205 (13.6%) | 25–34 yrs n = 465 (30.9%) | 35–44 yrs n = 428 (28.4%) | 45–54 yrs n = 262 (17.4%) | ≥ 55 yrs n = 146 (9.7%) | P-value |
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| Hemoglobin, g/dl (median (IQR)) | 15.1 (13.9–16.1) | 15.2 (14.2–16.0) | 15.3 (14.2–16.3) | 15.3 (14.0–16.3) | 14.7 (13.4–15.8) | 14.4 (12.9–15.4) | 0.001 |
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| HbA1c, % (median (IQR)) | 6.1 (5.4–7.8) | 5.2 (5.2–5.2) | 5.20 (4.9–5.6) | 6.0 (5.4–7.5) | 6.6 (5.5–9.0) | 6.8 (5.9–7.6) | 0.001 |
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| Glucose, mmol/L [1st reading only] (median (IQR)) | 6.2 (5.4–7.4) | 6.1 (5.5–6.9) | 6.08 (5.3–7.0) | 6.2 (5.4–7.5) | 6.06 (5.3–7.8) | 7.06 (5.3–10.2) | 0.001 |
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| Creatinine μmol/L (median (IQR)) | 77.0 (66.0–90.0) | 77.0 (66.5–90.0) | 79.0 (69.0–93.0) | 75.0 (65.0–86.0) | 73.0 (62.3–86.0) | 82.0 (70.0–96.0) | 0.001 |
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| BUN, mmol/L (median (IQR)) | 3.6 (2.8–4.5) | 3.4 (2.7–4.2) | 3.5 (2.8–4.3) | 3.6 (2.8–4.5) | 3.55 (2.6–4.6) | 4.5 (3.5–6.2) | 0.000 |
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| Albumin, g/L [ALB] (median (IQR)) | 41.0 (37.0–44.0) | 42.0 (38.0–46.0) | 42.0 (38.0–46.0) | 41.0 (37.0–44.0) | 41.0 (35.0–44.0) | 40.0 (36.0–44.0) | 0.020 |
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| ALT; IU/L (median (IQR)) | 35.0 (23.0–46.0) | 29.0 (19.0–46.0) | 35.0 (22.0–56.8) | 44.0 (26.0–70.8) | 39.0 (24.0–67.5) | 30.0 (22.0–46.0) | 0.000 |
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| AST (median (IQR)) | 38.0 (25.0–76.5) | 29.0 (21.0–47.3) | 32.0 (22.0–52.0) | 47.0 (27.8–91.3) | 47.0 (27.0–94.0) | 35.0 (24.3–56.5) | 0.000 |
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| Total Bilirubin, μmol/L (median (IQR)) | 7 (4.9–12.0) | 6.9 (4.8–10.9) | 6.7 (4.8–10.3) | 8.3 (5.0–15.1) | 7.5 (4.8–13.0) | 6.6 (4.4–10.9) | 0.001 |
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| ALP, IU/L (median (IQR)) | 76.0 (60.0–96.0) | 72.5 (57.0–95.2) | 69.0 (55.0–84.5) | 82.0 (64.0–104.5) | 79.0 (63.3–98.8) | 73.0 (58.0–91.0) | 0.000 |
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| GGT, U/L (median (IQR)) | 59.0 (33.0–177.5) | 61.0 (61.0–61.0) | 55.0 (31.5–83.8) | 98.5 (29.5–300.0) | 54.0 (22.0–392.0) | 86.0 (33.0–437.0) | 0.880 |
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| Lactic acid, mmol/L (median (IQR)) | 2.9 (2.3–3.9) | 2.88 (2.3–4.2) | 2.7 (2.2–3.5) | 2.9 (2.3–4.2) | 3.1 (2.4–4.3) | 3.1 (2.1–4.6) | 0.686 |
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| ETOH, mmol/L (median (IQR)) | 46.0 (26.0–65.0) | 37.0 (23.0–48.0) | 44.0 (26.0–60.0) | 51.0 (30.0–72.0) | 53.0 (28.0–71.5) | 46.0 (21.3–67.1) | 0.001 |
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| BAC, g/dl (median (IQR)) | 0.21 (0.12–0.29) | 0.17 (0.11–0.22) | 0.20 (0.12–0.28) | 0.24 (0.14–0.33) | 0.24 (0.13–0.33) | 0.21 (0.10–0.31) | 0.001 |
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Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT); alkaline phosphatase (ALP); alanine aminotransferase (ALT); Aspartate aminotransferase (AST); Blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Blood urea nitrogen (BUN); Ethanol levels (ETOH)