The relationship between normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate of Chinese young people and geographical factors

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Miao, Ge | Yan, Yan | Zhiyuan, Ren | Cailing, Guo | Jinfu, Ma | Ping, Huang

Affiliations: Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’ an 710062, P.R. China Fax: +86 5307025; E‐mail: [email protected]

Abstract: In order to provide a scientific basis for the layout of a unified standard of the reference value of Chinese young people’s erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the relationship between the reference values of the Chinese healthy young’s ESR and five geographical factors was tested according to the Wintrobe methods. The altitude was found to be the most important factor affecting the reference value of the Chinese young’s ESR. The altitude increase correlates with the decrease of the reference value of the young’s ESR. The method of stepwise regression analysis was used to deduce two multivariate regression equations. If the geographical index values of a particular area of China are known, the reference value of the young’s ESR of this region can be calculated by means of the regression equations. Furthermore, the depending on geographical factors, China can be divided into six districts: Qingzang, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, North and Northeast District, according to the reference values of the Chinese young’s ESR.

Keywords: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), reference value, geographical factors, regression analysis

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 151-157, 1999