NORMAL VALUES FOR SIXTEEN BLOOD CONSTITUENTS IN THE ELDERLY

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Abstract
Sixteen common biochemical estimations have been performed on nearly 500 people randomly selected from those over 65 living at home. The mean values and ranges found for serum sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, bilirubin, inorganic phosphate, total protein, albumin, and globulin, were identical, and those of urea, creatinine, cholesterol, uric acid, calcium, and alkaline phosphatase were higher than those considered normal in younger people. Sex differences were demonstrable for serum urea, creatinine, bilirubin, phosphate, cholesterol, calcium, and alkaline phosphatase; in the last four instances these seemed likely to be of clinical importance.

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