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Background<p>We used an algorithm to determine age- and sex-specific reference intervals (RIs) for copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, and lead in blood. Data were collected from three health screening centers.</p>Methods<p>The data were obtained from the trace element test res...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Junqiang Li (491954) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Zhongguo Chen (2572636) (author), Xuezu Zhang (22328011) (author), Zhaobing Fu (22328014) (author), Min Qin (123347) (author)
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Min Qin (123347)
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Zhongguo Chen (2572636)
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Zhaobing Fu (22328014)
Min Qin (123347)
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Junqiang Li (491954)
Zhongguo Chen (2572636)
Xuezu Zhang (22328011)
Zhaobing Fu (22328014)
Min Qin (123347)
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pediatric
reference intervals
trace elements
age partitioning
multi-center study
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description Background<p>We used an algorithm to determine age- and sex-specific reference intervals (RIs) for copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, and lead in blood. Data were collected from three health screening centers.</p>Methods<p>The data were obtained from the trace element test results of 3933 outpatients aged <18 years at three health examination centers in Lincang City between June 2014 and May 2024. Atomic absorption spectrometry was employed to measure the trace element. Participants were divided into subgroups at 1-year intervals according to age and gender. Decision trees were constructed by the Classification and Regression Tree method to determine the optimal age segmentation point. Harris-Boyd and Lahti methods were used to assess the appropriateness of age segmentation.</p>Results<p>After the appropriate segmentation points are determined, the refineR algorithm is applied to calculate RIs. After data cleaning, 3933 samples were analyzed for age subgroup partitioning of trace elements from 1 month through 18 years. The difference between the age sub-groups was statistically significant according to the Harris-Boyd method and the Lahti method. Blood copper and calcium levels gradually decreased with months and blood zinc and iron concentration gradually increased with months. After gradually decreasing with months, blood pb levels in boys and girls tended to peak at 15 years and beyond. Blood magnesium levels remained stable.</p>Conclusions<p>We have established RIs for six trace elements for children, and the methods we use provide reference for laboratories around the world.</p>
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spelling Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpgJunqiang Li (491954)Zhongguo Chen (2572636)Xuezu Zhang (22328011)Zhaobing Fu (22328014)Min Qin (123347)Foetal Development and Medicinepediatricreference intervalstrace elementsage partitioningmulti-center studyBackground<p>We used an algorithm to determine age- and sex-specific reference intervals (RIs) for copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron, and lead in blood. Data were collected from three health screening centers.</p>Methods<p>The data were obtained from the trace element test results of 3933 outpatients aged <18 years at three health examination centers in Lincang City between June 2014 and May 2024. Atomic absorption spectrometry was employed to measure the trace element. Participants were divided into subgroups at 1-year intervals according to age and gender. Decision trees were constructed by the Classification and Regression Tree method to determine the optimal age segmentation point. Harris-Boyd and Lahti methods were used to assess the appropriateness of age segmentation.</p>Results<p>After the appropriate segmentation points are determined, the refineR algorithm is applied to calculate RIs. After data cleaning, 3933 samples were analyzed for age subgroup partitioning of trace elements from 1 month through 18 years. The difference between the age sub-groups was statistically significant according to the Harris-Boyd method and the Lahti method. Blood copper and calcium levels gradually decreased with months and blood zinc and iron concentration gradually increased with months. After gradually decreasing with months, blood pb levels in boys and girls tended to peak at 15 years and beyond. Blood magnesium levels remained stable.</p>Conclusions<p>We have established RIs for six trace elements for children, and the methods we use provide reference for laboratories around the world.</p>2025-09-29T05:21:47ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.3389/fped.2025.1547429.s007https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Image_6_Age-_and_sex-specific_reference_intervals_for_trace_elements_in_infants_and_children_a_multi-center_study_in_Lincang_China_jpg/30230050CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/302300502025-09-29T05:21:47Z
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Junqiang Li (491954)
Foetal Development and Medicine
pediatric
reference intervals
trace elements
age partitioning
multi-center study
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title Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
title_full Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
title_fullStr Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
title_full_unstemmed Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
title_short Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
title_sort Image 6_Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for trace elements in infants and children: a multi-center study in Lincang, China.jpg
topic Foetal Development and Medicine
pediatric
reference intervals
trace elements
age partitioning
multi-center study