Table 8 Comparing the RIs of LFTs in newborns and infants with values for the same age group and for adults in previous studies and kit inserts
From: Robust reference intervals for Liver function test (LFT) analytes in newborns and infants
| Â | AST (U/l) | ALT (U/l) | ALP (U/l) | GGT (U/l) | Direct bilirubin (mg/dl) | Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | Albumin (g/dl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current study | 16.1-55.4 | Newborns = 1.2-23.1 | 130-831 | Newborns = 30.6-160.7 | Below 0.41 | Below 1.37 | 3.88-5.82 |
|  | Infants = 6.94-24.8 |  | Infants = 10–28.2 |  |  |  | |
Perkins et al.[18] (cord blood) | 17-59 | 4-27 | 87-303 | 27-339 | Â | Â | 3.0-4.1 |
Lockitch et al.[19] (Up to 3 years) | 20-60 | 5-45 | 145-320 | 6-19 | Below 0.12 | 0.18-0.99 | 3.4-4.2 |
Kit inserts | Men ≤ 37[20] | Men ≤ 42[21] | Children ≤ 15 years  ≤ 644[22] | Men = 11-61[23] | ≤ 0.25[14] | At birth ≤ 5[14] | 3.8-5.1[15] |
Women ≤ 31[20] | Women ≤ 32[21] | Men = 80–306[22] | Women = 9–39[23] |  | 5 days ≤ 12[14] |  | |
|  |  | Women = 64–306[22] |  |  | 1 month ≤ 1.5[14] |  | |
|  |  |  |  |  | Adults ≤ 1.1[14] |  | |
Adult values | 14-60[16] | 8-61[16] | Â | Â | 0.02-0.52[16] | 0.17-2.16[16] | 5.8-8.8[16] |
Men = 10-58[5] | Men = 6–42[5] | Men = 109–353[5] | Men = 8.5-63[5] | Men = 0.2-1.47[5] | Men = 0.6-2.3[5] |  | |
Women = 6-45[5] | Women = 4-27.4[5] | Women = 97–294[5] | Women = 6–59[5] | Women = 0.2-1.45[5] | Women = 0.5-1.72[5] |  |