Preferred Sample Type
Suitable Specimen Types
- Serum
- EDTA Plasma
Specimen Transport
Usual transport to laboratory.Sample Processing in Laboratory
Separate serum. Send to referral laboratory via first class post.P1NP (serum procollagen type I amino terminal peptide; bone markers)
Reference Range
|
|
Male |
Female |
|
0-3 months |
929-1122 |
756-1173 |
|
3-6 months |
477-956 |
365-1244 |
|
6-9 months |
367-1159 |
302-744 |
|
9-12 months |
281-626 |
183-590 |
|
1-2 yrs |
225-390 |
239-380 |
|
2-3 yrs |
124-245 |
157-373 |
|
3-4 yrs |
138-235 |
85-254 |
|
4-5 yrs |
129-214 |
120-216 |
|
5-6 yrs |
106-260 |
106-201 |
|
6-7 yrs |
102-230 |
77-252 |
|
7-8 yrs |
103-165 |
99-197 |
|
8-9 yrs |
98-196 |
66-255 |
|
9-10 yrs |
88-190 |
116-172 |
|
10-11yrs |
122-193 |
94-174 |
|
11-12 yrs |
109-184 |
115-239 |
|
12-13 yrs |
110-192 |
71-174 |
|
13-14 yrs |
120-248 |
64-157 |
|
14-15 yrs |
110-282 |
30-174 |
|
15-16 yrs |
70-239 |
56-142 |
|
16-17 yrs |
87-120 |
34-75 |
|
17-18 yrs |
40-97 |
47-84 |
|
Adult |
20-76 |
19-69 (pre-menopausal) |
Source: referral laboratory (July 2014).