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Table 4 Abnormal blood results at baseline

From: A well-being support program for patients with severe mental illness: a service evaluation

Baseline

n (%) abnormal*

Mean (s.d.)

Range

Random glucose (normal 4-7 mmol/l), n = 138

26 (19%)

5.57 (2.20)

3.10-20.30

Fasting glucose (normal 3.6-6.0 mmol/l), n = 39

8 (21%)

5.45 (1.60)

3.30-11.10

HbA1c, n = 29

0 (0%)

6.02 (1.43)

4.60-12.80

Triglyceride (reference range <2.0 mmol/l), n = 159

52 (32%)

2.31 (1.63)

0.50-10.50

HDL cholesterol (reference ranges male 0.9 to 1.4; female 1.2 to 1.7 mmol/l), n = 178

52 (29%)

1.34 (6.5)

0.70-5.40

LDL cholesterol (reference >4.0 mmol/l), n = 128

67 (52%)

5.29 (1.27)

1.80-9.00

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST-reference ranges, male 8-40 IU/l; female 6-34), n = 7

0 (0%)

20.57 (4.79)

13.00-26.00

ALT (reference ranges male 10-50; female 5-38 IU/l), n = 180

16 (9%)

27.91 (18.78)

6.00-124.00

Total bilirubin (reference range 3-17μmol/l), n = 167

3 (2%)

9.27 (3.44)

2.00-27.00

Albumin (reference range 35 to 50 g/l), n = 189

0 (0%)

42.43 (2.86)

36.00-50.00

Prolactin (mU/l; reference range 80-400 males; 90-520 females reproductive years; 80-280 females post menopausal), n = 129

22 (17%)

454.26 (542.62)

1.58-2862.00

Free T4 (reference range 9-25 pmol/l), n = 159

1 (1%)

14.37 (2.57)

5.00-25.00

  1. *of those patients tested
  2. ALT, alanine transaminase; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; s.d., standard deviation; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.