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Personalized reference intervals for biochemical, hormonal, and coagulation tests: Comparison with population-based

Musab Kazar1, Murat Aksit2, Ayfer Colak2

  • 1Tepecik Education and Research Hospital Clinics, Medical Biochemistry Department.

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Summary

Personalized reference intervals (prRIs) are generally narrower than population-based reference intervals (popRIs), especially for measurands with high biological variation. This suggests prRIs may enhance individualized interpretation of laboratory results.

Keywords:
Biological variationIndex of individualityLaboratory medicinePersonalized reference intervalsReference interval index (RII)

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Dried Blood Spot Collection of Health Biomarkers to Maximize Participation in Population Studies
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Published on: January 28, 2014

Area of Science:

  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Laboratory Medicine
  • Biomarker Analysis

Background:

  • Population-based reference intervals (popRIs) may mask individual biological variation.
  • Assessing individual biological variation is crucial for accurate laboratory medicine interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive personalized reference intervals (prRIs) based on biological variation estimates.
  • To compare prRIs with popRIs for various clinical chemistry, hormone, and coagulation measurands.

Main Methods:

  • Healthy adults were sampled weekly over six weeks.
  • Analytical, within-subject, and between-subject variation components were estimated.
  • prRIs were calculated, and the index of individuality (II) and reference interval index (RII) were used to assess popRI adequacy.

Main Results:

  • prRIs were generally narrower than popRIs, with 94.7% of RII values <1.
  • High individuality (II <0.6) was observed for liver enzymes, albumin, creatinine, ferritin, thyroid hormones, and lipids, indicating limited popRI applicability.
  • Coagulation tests showed narrower prRIs, supporting individualized interpretation of serial results.

Conclusions:

  • prRIs offer narrower intervals than popRIs for most measurands, particularly those with high individuality.
  • prRIs may provide valuable information for the individualized interpretation of serial laboratory results.
  • Further validation in diseased populations and outcome-based studies is needed for routine implementation.