Abstract Determination of Reference Intervals of Homocysteine, Vitamin A and Vitamin E Levels in Mersin Region Aim: The reference intervals for each clinical laboratory test should be known for medical decision. In recent studies, it was indicated that the calculation of reference intervals using hospital based data with indirect method is much easier. Therefore, it was aimed to determine the reference intervals for homocysteine, vitamin A and E levels based on gender and age, employing the indirect method in this study conducted in Mersin region. Method: The reference intervals were calculated with the indirect method using the homocysteine, vitamin A and E data of employees (3902 men and 3918 women in the age range of 0-96) worked with High Pressure Liquid Chromatography from the year of 2003 to 2010 in Mersin University Hospital of Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory. Results: Upon comparison of the data for the reference intervals for the homocysteine, vitamin A and E levels calculated based on age and gender of the subjects in Mersin to those given by the manufacturing company, homocysteine and vitamin A levels were found to be different based on both age and gender whereas vitamin E levels varied only with gender. Conclusion: We suggest that the data obtained in this study differs from the reference intervals given by the manufacturing company and thus, each laboratory should determine its own reference intervals for its own region.
Türkçe Özet: Amaç: Klinik laboratuvar testlerinin tñbbi karar amacñyla kullanñlabilmesi için, her testin referans aralñklarñnñn bilinmesi gerekir. Son yñllarda yapñlan çalñà malarda hastane verileri kullanñlarak, referans aralñklarñnñn indirekt yöntem ile daha kolay hesaplanabildiÃi gösterilmià tir. Bu nedenle bu çalñà mada; Mersin bölgesinde homosistein, vitamin A ve vitamin E düzeylerine ait referans aralñklarñnñn indirekt yöntem kullanarak yaà ve cinsiyete göre belirlenmesi amaçlandñ. Yöntem: Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Klinik Biyokimya Laboratuvarı\'nda 2003-2010 yılları arasında Yüksek Basınçlı Sıvı Kromotografi yöntemi ile çalışılan, yaşları 0-96 arasında değişen ve 3902 erkek ve 3918 kadın bireyden oluşan toplam 7820 bireye ait homosistein, vitamin A ve vitamin E sonuçları kullanılarak indirekt yöntem ile referans aralıkları hesaplandı. Bulgular: Mersin bölgesinde, homosistein, vitamin A ve vitamin E düzeylerinin referans aralıklarını yaş ve cinsiyete göre, üretici firmanın verdiği aralıkla karşılaştırdığımızda, homosistein ve vitamin A düzeylerinin yaş ve cinsiyete göre, vitamin E düzeylerinin ise sadece cinsiyete göre farklı olduğu bulundu. Sonuç: Elde edilen verilerin üretici firma referans aralığı ile farklılık gösterdiği; bu nedenle her laboratuvarın kendi bölgesine ait sonuçlarla referans aralıklarını belirlemesi gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2011 |
Submission Date | June 13, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
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