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Table 3 Overall laboratory results (Blood chemistry) of the patients

From: Elevation of serum lactate dehydrogenase in patients with pectus excavatum

Component measured

Age(year)

Sex

Reference range

Mean(SD)

Total studied number

Total abnormal value (%)

Blood urea nitrogen(mg/dl)

5-14

 

5-18

12.20(2.96)

48

4.2

 

15-19

 

7-18

13.06(3.02)

23

8.7

Creatinine (mg/dl)

5-14

 

0.3-1.0

0.54(0.13)

48

0

 

15-19

M

0.6-1.2

0.84(0.15)

21

0

  

F

0.5-1.1

0.60(0.06)

2

0

Total protein (g/dl)

5-7

 

6.1-7.9

6.91(0.50)

10

0

 

8-12

 

6.4-8.1

7.11(0.38)

17

0

 

13-19

 

6.6-8.2

6.95(0.51)

26

12.5

Albumin (g/dl)

5

 

3.9-5

4.46(0.16)

11

0

 

6-

 

4.0-5.3

4.46(0.25)

60

1.7

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)

5-

 

14-40

24.18(5.04)

71

0

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

  

5-45

14.97(4.39)

71

0

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

5-9

 

134-386

263.29(172.56)

14

7.1

 

10-15

M

116-483

266.14(106.71)

14

7.1

  

F

93-386

224.11(84.21)

9

11.1

 

16-

M

58-237

91.56(37.21)

16

12.5

  

F

45-116

77.00

1

0

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

  

0.47-1.58

0.59(0.40)

71

2.8

Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)

  

0.13-0.47

0.18(0.13)

71

4.2

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)

5-14

 

0-23

13.44(3.64)

32

3.1

 

15-

M

11-50

21.17(6.13)

18

5.6

  

F

7-32

12.50(0.71)

2

0

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5

 

1.7-5.8

3.73(1.00)

7

0

 

6-11

 

2.2-6.6

4.05(0.86)

12

0

 

12-

M

3.0-7.7

4.05(0.86)

27

3.7

  

F

2.7-5.7

4.62(0.30)

6

0

Calcium (mg/dl)

5-14

 

8.8-10.8

9.51(0.33)

48

0

 

15-19

 

8.4-10.2

9.35(0.30)

23

0

Phosphorous (mg/dl)

5-11

 

3.7-5.6

5.10(0.52)

20

15.0

 

12-15

 

2.9-5.4

4.85(0.53)

16

12.5

 

16-19

 

2.7-4.7

4.10(0.42)

17

5.9

Sodium (mEq/L)

-14

 

138-145

141.13(1.66)

48

4.2

 

15-

 

136-146

140.65(1.90)

23

0

Potassium (mEq/L)

  

3.5-5.01

4.15(0.25)

71

0

Chloride (mEq/L)

  

98-106

103.83(1.94)

71

4.2

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

5-9

 

150-500

540.32(64.78)

22

63.6

 

10-19

 

120-330

434.61(91.90)

49

87.8

Creatine phosphokinase (U/L)

  

5-130

107.49(32.91)

71

21.1

Amylase (U/L)

  

48-176

97.59(32.95)

52

1.9

Magnesium (mg/dl)

  

1.9-2.5

2.11(0.14)

71

4.2

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

5-19

 

-170

143.92(23.83)

51

15.7

Ammonia (mcg/dl)

  

20-80

77.48(19.82)

52

40.4