Research Article
Reference Ranges for Serum Uric Acid among Healthy Assamese People
Table 6
Statistical analysis of serum uric acid according to age and gender.
| | Uric acid (mg/dL) | (%) | Mean (SD) | Median | 2.5 percentile | 97.5 percentile |
| | 31–40 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (7.6) | 6.2 (1.1) | 6.4 | 4 | 8.4 | | Female | (9.0) | 4.3 (1.1) | 4.2 | 2.1 | 6.5 | | Total | (16.6) | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.1 | 2.4 | 8 | | 41–50 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (10.4) | 6.2 (1.2) | 6.3 | 3.8 | 8.6 | | Female | (15.0) | 4.6 (1.1) | 4.6 | 2.4 | 6.8 | | Total | (25.4) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.3 | 2.5 | 8.1 | | 51–60 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (14.9) | 6.0 (1.1) | 6.1 | 3.8 | 8.2 | | Female | (14.4) | 5.0 (1.1) | 5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | | Total | (29.3) | 5.5 (1.2) | 5.5 | 3.1 | 7.9 | | 61–70 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (13.3) | 6.1 (1.7) | 6.1 | 2.7 | 9.5 | | Female | (8.7) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.9 | 2.7 | 7.1 | | Total | (22.0) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.7 | 2.4 | 8.8 | | 71–80 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (4.7) | 5.9 (1.2) | 6.2 | 3.5 | 8.3 | | Female | (1.5) | 4.8 (1.2) | 4.6 | 2.4 | 7.2 | | Total | (6.2) | 5.7 (1.3) | 6.0 | 3 | 8.2 | | 81–90 yrs | | | | | | | Male | (0.3) | 5.8 (0.7) | 5.7 | 4.4 | 7.2 | | Female | (0.2) | 4.9 (1.0) | 5.2 | 2.9 | 6.9 | | Total | (0.5) | 5.4 (0.9) | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7.2 |
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Ref. range of uric acid currently used in lab—male: 3.5–7.7 mg/dL and female: 2.6–6.0 mg/dL.
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