Table 3

Laboratory evaluation

VariableNormal valueInvestigated patients3-150(n)Mean (SD)Abnormal values (n (%))Abnormal values (mean (range))
Liver function variables
Bilirubin direct (μmol/l)< 7283.7 (3.3)5 (18)9.2 (7.0 to 12.0)
Bilirubin total (μmol/l)< 172814.0 (8.7)9 (32)23.8 (18.0 to 39.0)
ALT (U/l)< 372831.8 (9.9)9 (32)42.9 (37.0 to 56.0)
AST (U/l)< 472833.5 (8.3)2 (7)50.5 (48.0 to 53.0)
AP (U/L)Age related28182.3 (111.5)6 21)Age related
γGT (U/l)< 562864.4 (44.3) 13 (46)99.3 (60.0 to 218.0)
Protein (g/l)60 to 802672.2 (8.8)2 (8)47.0 (42.0 to 52.0)
Albumin (g/l)> 352447.1 (7.4)2 (8)24.4 (23.4 to 25.4)
Pseudocholinesterase (U/l)3200 to 7500235665 (1540)1 (4)2633
Haematological variables
Haemoglobin (mmol/l)7.5 to 10.0289.2 (1.0) 7 (25)10.6 (10.0 to 11.4)
Haematocrit (l/l)0.37 to 0.45250.43 (0.05) 6 (24)0.50 (0.47 to 0.53)
Thrombocytes (109/l)150 to 35027205.5 (57.3) 3 (11) 119.3 (101.0 to 130.0)
Coagulation variables
PT (s)10.0 to 12.92414.1 (2.4) 19 (79) 14.6 (12.9 to 23.1)
APTT (s)20 to 292428.1 (2.9) 10 (42) 30.9 (29.0 to 34.0)
Factor V (%)80 to 1402070.9 (16.1) 16 (80) 65.8 (27.0 to 79.0)
Factor VII (%)80 to 1402060.4 (20.4)17 (85) 53.7 (22.0 to 75.0)
Antithrombin (%)80 to 14024103.4 (11.2) 0 (0)
Plasminogen (%)80 to 1402282.1 (13.2)11 (50) 71.9 (63.0 to 79.0)
Protein C activity (%)Age related2180.8 (24.2) 5 (24) Age related
Protein S, total (%)65 to 1082190.1 (13.5) 0 (0)
Protein S, free (%)26 to 612147.5 (9.3) 0 (0)
d-dimer (μg/l)< 40019298 (241) 4 (21)688.8 (412.0 to 990.0)
TAT (μg/l)< 4.6163.0 (1.9) 3 (19) 6.5 (5.2 to 7.2)
  • 3-150 Not all measurements were available in for patients.

  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AP, alkaline phosphatase; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; γGT, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase; PT, partial thromboplastin time; TAT, thrombin-antithrombin complex.