Table 1 Laboratory results at different ages and the child’s diet
Age | 3 m | 4 m | 6 m | 8 m | 1 y 8 m | 2 y 8 m | 3 y 4 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet | Breast-feeding | Portagen | 50% Portagen, 50% normal diet | Normal diet | 50% Portagen, 50% normal diet | Normal diet | Normal diet |
Lipid Profile | |||||||
Total cholesterol (< 5.2 mmol/L) | 8.1 | 3.85 | 3.75 | 3.14 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.55 |
Triglycerides (< 1.68 mmol/L) | 32 | 2.55 | 2.4 | 2.66 | 1.8 | 2.52 | 1.22 |
HDL (> 1.03 mmol/L) | 0.45 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 0.93 |
LDL (< 2.58 mmol/L) | n/a | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.12 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.07 |
Liver Function Test | |||||||
Total bilirubin (3–18 µmol/L) | 155 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2.9 | 6.2 | < 2.5 |
Direct bilirubin (< 5 µmol/L) | n/a | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | < 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
AST (15–55 U/L) | 87 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 28 | 29 | n/a |
ALT (5–45 U/L) | 24 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Total protein (44–76 g/L) | n/a | 62 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 78 |
Albumin (38–54 g/L) | n/a | 47 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 47 |
Globulin (17–35 g/L) | n/a | 15 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 31 |
ALP (1-449 U/L) | n/a | 202 | 231 | 305 | 172 | 241 | 168 |
GGT (8–90 U/L) | 374 | 119 | 126 | 152 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Renal Profile | |||||||
Sodium (129–143 mmol/L) | 135 | 138 | 137 | ||||
Potassium (3.6–5.8 mmol/L) | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||||
Chloride (93–112 mmol/L) | 105 | 103 | 100 | ||||
Urea (1.0-6.4 mmol/L) | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | ||||
Creatinine (60–120 µmol/L) | 16 | 30 | 39 | ||||