Term | Definition |
Alanine aminotransferase | 45 U/L or less |
Alkaline phosphatase | 25-140 U/L |
Aspartate aminotransferase | 40 U/L or less |
Blood urea nitrogen | 7-25 mg/dL |
Calcium | 8.5-10.8 mg/dL |
Chloride | 96-109 mmol/L |
Total cholesterol | desirable: less than 200 mg/dL
borderline high: 200-239 mg/dL
high: 240 mg/dL or higher |
LDL cholesterol | optimal: less than 100 mg/dL
near optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
borderline high: 130-159 mg/dL
high: 160-189 mg/dL
very high: 190 mg/dL or greater |
HDL cholesterol | optimal: 60 mg/dL or greater
desirable: (men) - 40-50 mg/dL (women) - 50-60 mg/dL
Increased risk for coronary artery disease: (men) - less than 40 mg/dL
(women) - less than 50 mg/dL |
Creatinine | 0.6-1.5 mg/dL |
Globulin | 2-3.5 g/dL |
Fasting blood glucose | normal: 70-99 mg/dL
pre-diabetes: 100-125 mg/dL
diabetes: 126 mg/dL or above |
2-hour postprandial blood sugar | less than 140 mg/dL |
Oral glucose tolerance test | normal: 139 mg/dL and below
pre-diabetes: 140-199 mg/dL
diabetes: 200 mg/dL |
Lactate dehydrogenase | 240 U/L or less |
Phosphorus | 2.5-4.5 mg/dL |
Potassium | 3.5-5.3 mmol/L |
Sodium | 135-147 mmol/L |
Total bilirubin | 0.2-1.3 mg/dL |
Total protein | 6-8.5 g/dL |
Total thyroxine | 4.5-12 ug/dL |
Triglycerides | desirable: less than 150 mg/dL
borderline high: 150-199 mg/dL
high: 200-499 mg/dL
very high: 500 mg/dL or greater |
Uric acid | male: 3.9-9 mg/dL
female: 2.2-7.7 mg/dL |
White blood cell count | 4500-11,000/mm^3 (or 10^9 cells/L) |
Red blood cell count | male: 4.5-6.2 million/mm^3 (or 10^12 cells/L)
female: 4-4.5 million/mm^3 (10^12 cells/L)
MCV: 80-100 fL
MCH: 27-31 pg
MCHC:32%-36%
RDW: 11.5%-14.5% |
Hemoglobin | male: 14-18 g/dL (SI units: 2.17-2.79 mmol/L)
female: 12-16 g/dL (SI units: 1.86-2.48 mmol/L) |
Hematocrit | male: 40-54%
female: 37%-47% |
Differential white blood cell count | Neutrophils:50%-70%
Eosinophils: 1%-4%
Basophils: 0-1%
Lymphocytes: 20%-35%
Monocytes: 3%-8% |
Prothrombin time | 0.8-1.2 |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | Westergren's method: male: younger than age 50, 0-20 mm/hr; age 50 or older, 0-20 mm/hr
female: younger than age 50, 0-20 mm/hr; age 50 or older, 0-30 mm/hr |
Platelet count | 150,000-400,000/mm^3 (SI units: 150-400 x 10^9/L) |