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ArticleBiomarkers in medicine2025

Reference intervals for serum albumin, total protein, and prealbumin in healthy children in Nanning, China.

Mengli Fan, Liling Yi, Siting Li, Chunling Zhu, Liuyi Lu, Qiliu Peng

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Mengli FanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6203-4863
Liling YiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0009-0003-9994-3542
Siting LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0009-0005-6316-7697
Chunling ZhuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0009-0007-4195-0458
Liuyi LuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0966-2233
Qiliu PengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7294-8640

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aimThe diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of childhood diseases rely on accurately establishing reference intervals (RIs). The aim of this study was to determine the RIs of albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), and prealbumin (PA) in children in Nanning, China, according to age, gender, and ethnicity.

methodsA total of 4001 apparently healthy children aged 0 ~ 18 years from the Nanning area were included. The levels of serum ALB, TP, and PA were measured by an Architect C16000 automatic chemical analyzer. Non-parametric methods were used to determine the 2.5th and 97.5th percentile RIs.

resultsSerum TP and PA levels increased with age (

conclusionsAge-, gender- and ethnicity-appropriate RIs for serum ALB, TP, and PA will provide a more accurate evaluation of pediatric-related diseases.

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Blood ProteinsPrealbuminSerum AlbuminAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleReference ValuesBlood ProteinsPrealbuminSerum Albuminalbuminchildrenprealbuminreference intervalstotal protein

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