Subject group

Parameters

Hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

White blood cells (109/l)

Platelets (109/l)

Total bilirubin (µmol/l)

Aspartate transferase (iu/l)

Alanine transaminase (iu/l)

Urea (mmol/l)

Creatinine (µmol/l)

Male (N = 278)

Mean

14.1

4.7

216

10.7

31.6

27.4

3.3

75.7

Standard reference range

13 - 18

3.5 - 11

130 - 400

0 - 17

17 - 59

10 - 55

2.9 - 8.9

60 - 118

Proportion of male results outside reference range in %(n)

17% (46)

8% (23)

8% (21)

17% (46)

11% (31)

16% (44)

18% (50)

11% (30)

*Female (N = 256)

Mean

12.5

5.2

251

8.7

25.5

23.4

3.2

64.9

Standard reference range

12 - 16

3.5 - 11

130 - 400

0 - 17

14 ? 36

7 - 30

2.9 - 8.9

50 - 98

Proportion of female results outside reference range in %(n)

30% (77)

6% (15)

8% (20)

7% (17)

19% (48)

29% (73)

28% (72)

9% (22)

Risk ratio

Proportion of male with abnormal result to female with abnormal result

0.54

1.34

1

2.42

0.63

0.53

0.64

1.67

#Pearson Chi2

p-value

0.021

0.566

1

0.029

0.17

0.019

0.093

0.192