Calcio sérico en personas de 23 a 42 años de la Ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador. 2009-2010

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the values of Calcium in persons 23 to 42 years old of different sex, height and weight, in order to establish values reference. The study was conducted in 1000 randomly selected people in the urban parishes of the city of Cuenca; who were applied a questionnaire covering their current health status, the personal and family medical history, which allowed selection of healthy individuals. Research was conducted in the Clinical Laboratory of the Diagnostic Center at the Medical School of the University of Cuenca. A Spectronic Genesys 20 brand spectrophotometer and a reactive substance from the Wienner business were used for this research.

Of the research subjects, 35% were men and 65% women. The majority, 34%, of subjects were between the ages of 23 and 26, 23,1% of subjects were between the ages of 39 and 42 with a total of 57,1 %,73.3% of subjects were between 151 and 170 cm tall, with an average height of 160 cm. 67% of subjects weighed between 51 and 70 Kg with an average weight of 63, 4 Kg.

The obtained results were as follows: the average calcium level was 9,4 ± 0,0204 mg/dl with the84,5 % , with an average for men of 9,5 mg/dl and an average for women of 9,3 mg/dl. Broken down by ages, subjects between the ages of 23 and 26 had an average calcium level of 9,4 mg/dl. For subjects between the ages of 27 and 30 the average calcium level was 9,3 mg/dl, 9,3 mg/dl for subjects between the ages of 31 and 34, 9,4 mg/dl for subjects between the ages of 35 and 38, and 9,5 mg/dl for subjects between the ages of 39 and 42, with a resulting total Chi-square value of 0,164.

Key words: Calcium, value of reference, urban population, adult, Cuenca Ecuador.