Algorithm on age partitioning for estimation of reference intervals using clinical laboratory database exemplified with plasma creatinine.
Xiao-Xia PengYaqi LvGuoshuang FengYaguang PengQiliang LiWenqi SongXin NiPublished in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2019)
Appropriate age partitioning is very important for establishing more accurate RIs. The procedure to explore the age partitioning using clinical laboratory data was developed and evaluated in this study, and will provide more opinions for designing research on establishment of RIs.