Serum Biochemical Data of the Gidra in Lowland Papua New Guinea: Consideration of their Normal Ranges.

Autor: Nakazawa, Minato, Ohtsuka, Ryutaro, Hongo, Tetsuro, Inaoka, Tsukasa, Kawabe, Toshio, Suzuki, Tsuguyoshi
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Zdroj: Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine; Jun2000, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p153-162, 10p, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 1 Map
Abstrakt: Purpose: To establish the normal ranges of serum biochemical data in a less modernized human population and to evaluate those ranges. Design: Population-based cross-sectional survey. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 519 Gidra-speaking adults and adolescents (about 50% of the total) who were known to be a well-nourished population doing energy-consuming subsistence activity, in Lowland Papua New Guinea. Serum levels of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine-aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine kinase and blood urea nitrogen were determined. Results: Median CK levels, ± SIQR (semi-interquartile ranges), at 220 ± 97 and 142 ± 53IU L [sup -1] for males and females, were much higher than the normal ranges for developed countries and were significantly correlated with AST levels for both sexes. Higher ranges of AST and ALT than developed countries were found only in the northern area. All other indices were in the normal range for developed countries. Conclusions: Serum biochemical data in a less modernized population were mostly similar to those in developed countries, but CK levels were high and largely affected by daily activity patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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