Laboratory test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and many other factors. If your results are different from the results suggested below, this may not mean that you have a disease. Contact your healthcare worker if you have any questions. The following are considered to be normal results for this test:
- Adults and Children [2]:
- Serum: <5.41 mcg/L (<0.2 micromol/L)
- Plasma: 6-7 mcg/L (0.22-0.26 micromol/L)
- Plasma: <30 mcg/L (<1.11 micromol/L) [2]
- Patients on hemodialysis [2]:
- Serum: <116 mcg/L (<4.29 micromol/L); Range: 20-550 mcg/L (0.74-20.4 micromol/L)