Investigation on reference values of whole blood trace elements among pregnant women in Hangzhou area / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To establish the normal reference intervals of whole blood trace elements among pregnant women in Han‐gzhou area to provide the clinical diagnostic basis for ensuring the health of pregnant women and their fetuses .Methods A total of 122 whole blood samples in pregnant awaiting delivery in a general hospital of Hangzhou City during 2015 were collected randomly . The levels of lead(Pb) ,cadmium(Cd) ,copper(Cu) ,zinc(Zn) ,nickel(Ni) ,chromium(Cr) ,beryllium(Be) ,manganese(Mn) ,cobalt (Co) ,arsenic(As) ,molybdenum(Mo) ,thallium(Ti) and thallium(Tl) were determined with ICP‐MS .And the results were statisti‐cally analyzed .Results The detection results of whole blood Cu ,Cr ,Mn and Ti showed a normal distribution .The 5% -95% refer‐ence interval was determined according to x ± 1 .96s ,the normal reference intervals for these 4 elements were 255 .37 -668 .23 , 56 .09-151 .93 ,18 .46-54 .60 and 800 .90 -2 632 .02 μg/L respectively .Conclusion Formulating the normal reference values of whole blood microelements levels has an important significance for clinical doctors to provide the nutritional health care guidance and master the heavy metal pollution level .