Skip to main content

Table 1 Frequency of laboratory results that were below or above the reference range in 275 outpatients with schizophrenia

From: Physical health examination in outpatients with schizophrenia: the cost effectiveness of laboratory screening tests

Laboratory test

Reference range, units

Frequency (N (%)) below the reference range

Frequency (N (%)) above the reference range

Mean (SD)

Min–max

B-Leukocytesa

3.4‒8.2, E9/l

4 (1.5%)

50 (18.3%)

6.7 (2.3)

2.1‒21.2

B-Neutrophilsb

1.5‒6.7, E9/l

5 (1.8%)

17 (6.3%)

3.8 (1.9)

0.8‒19.3

B-Erythrocytesa

Men 4.25‒5.7

Women 3.9‒5.2, E12/l

9 (3.3%)

8 (2.9%)

4.8 (0.4)

3.0‒6.0

B-Thrombocytesb

150–360, E9/l

10 (3.7%)

16 (5.9%)

248.0 (65.0)

50‒464

B-Hemoglobina

Men 134‒167

Women 117‒155, g/l

13 (4.7%)

10 (3.7%)

142.8 (14.2)

57‒175

B-Hematocrita

Men 39‒50,

Women 35‒46, %

6 (2.2%)

5 (1.8%)

42.7 (3.6)

21‒52

e-Mean corpuscular volumea

82‒98, fl

13 (4.7%)

2 (0.7%)

88.4 (4.2)

70‒100

e-Mean corpuscular hemoglobina

27‒33, pg/cell

13 (4.7%)

0

29.6 (1.7)

19‒33

P-Potassiuma

3.3‒4.9, mmol/l

0

2 (0.7%)

4.0 (0.3)

3.4‒5.1

P-Sodiuma

137‒145, mmol/l

55 (20.1%)

2 (0.7%)

138.4 (3.2)

120‒147

S-pH-adjusted ionized calciumc

1.16‒1.3, mmol/l

24 (9.0%)

8 (3.0%)

1.2 (0.04)

1.03‒1.42

P-Creatinineb

Men 60‒100/women 50‒90, µmol/l

19 (7.0%)

16 (5.9%)

73.2 (18.0)

38‒237

P-Gamma glutamyltransferasea

Men < 60/women < 40, U/l

NCS

47 (17.2%)

38.7 (31.4)

10‒203

fP-Total cholesterola

 < 5, mmol/l

NCS

103 (37.6%)

4.8 (1.0)

2.4‒8.2

fP- Low density cholesterola

 < 3, mmol/l

NCS

119 (43.4%)

2.9 (0.9)

0.9‒5.8

fP- High density cholesterola

Men > 1/

Women > 1.2, mmol/l

85 (31.0%)

NCS

1.4 (0.5)

0.48‒4.1

fP-Triglyceridesa

 < 1.7, mmol/l

 

104 (38.0%)

1.7 (1.1)

0.4‒7.0

fP-Glucosea

4.0‒6.0, nmol/l

0

106 (38.7%)

6.1 (1.1)

4.5‒11.2

P- Thyroid stimulating hormonea

0.5‒3.6, mu/l

7 (2.6%)

28 (10.3%)

2.1 (1.2)

0.3‒7.1

P- 25-Hydroxyvitamin Da

 > 50, nmol/l

129 (47.1%)

NCS

53.1 (19.6)

11–124

  1. a Missing from one participant, b missing from two participants, c missing from eight participants
  2. B, blood, P, plasma, S, serum, e, erythrocyte, f, fasting, SD, standard deviation, min, minimum value, max, maximum value
  3. NCS, not clinically significant; only values above the reference range were taken into account in NNSAR