Medical diagnostic tests: a review of test anatomy, phases, and statistical treatment of data

SD Bolboacă - Computational and mathematical methods in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnostic tests are approaches used in clinical practice to identify with high accuracy the
disease of a particular patient and thus to provide early and proper treatment. Reporting …

refineR: a novel algorithm for reference interval estimation from real-world data

T Ammer, A Schützenmeister, HU Prokosch, M Rauh… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Reference intervals are essential for the interpretation of laboratory test results in medicine.
We propose a novel indirect approach to estimate reference intervals from real-world data …

Region-specific laboratory reference intervals are important: a systematic review of the data from Africa

MA Price, PE Fast, M Mshai, M Lambrick… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Region-specific laboratory reference intervals (RIs) are important for clinical trials and these
data are often sparse in priority areas for research, including Africa. We reviewed data on …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the comparison of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c as the glycemic criterion for MetS definition in non-diabetic population in …

ME Annani-Akollor, EF Laing, H Osei, E Mensah… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), owing to its ability to reflect glycemia
over a relatively longer time span, is still been investigated as an adjunct test for fasting …

Establishment of reference intervals for hematological parameters of adult population in the western region of Saudi Arabia

A Borai, K Ichihara, S Bahijri, A Almasoud, W Tamimi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Most of hematology laboratories in Saudi Arabia utilize the reference intervals
(RIs) provided by instrument manufacturers. This study aimed to define RIs of hematological …

Establishing pregnancy-specific haematological reference intervals in Ghana; a three-center cross-sectional study

NL Simpong, CT Afefa, L Yimpuri, B Akum, A Safo… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Abnormal intra-pregnancy haematological variables are associated with
adverse feto-maternal outcomes. However, the reference intervals (RIs) employed in sub …

Age-dependent changes in fat-and water-soluble vitamins—National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys study

R Tomasiuk, IZ Zubrzycki, M Wiacek - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging is an independent risk factor for the development of various diseases associated,
among others, with detrimental blood levels of fat-and water-soluble vitamins. Thus, the …

Effect of poor glycaemic control on plasma levels and activity of protein C, protein S, and antithrombin III in type 2 diabetes mellitus

O Addai-Mensah, ME Annani-Akollor, FO Nsafoah… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are predisposed to several diabetes-
related complications. Dysregulation of the haemostatic mechanisms have been implicated …

Hematological indices in the adult Saudi population: Reference intervals by gender, age, and region

NA Shaheen, H Rehan, A Moghairi, G Gmati… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Hematological parameters are critical in disease diagnosis, management, and
monitoring; however, complete blood count (CBC) reference intervals vary across …

Establishment of hematological reference values among healthy adults in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon

N Omarine Nlinwe, Y Larissa Kumenyuy… - Anemia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of the reference range of values of a laboratory test is highly significant in diagnostic
accuracy. However, race and ethnic variations may affect the safe use of reference ranges …