PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Siddiqui, Imran A.
AU  - Siddiqui, Nadeem A.
AU  - Aziz, Jawed
AU  - Omair, Amir
TI  - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in healthy first year medical students
DP  - 2007 Dec 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1819--1821
VI  - 28
IP  - 12
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/12/1819.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/12/1819.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Dec 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the reference value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in young healthy individuals following the standardized criteria of the International Committee for Standardization in Hematology.METHODS: The ESR was determined in a sample of 422 medical students of Karachi, Pakistan from the year 1998 to 2004. After considering exclusion criteria, the data of 311 students (132 males and 179 females) were analyzed.RESULTS: The reference values found in this study are 0-13 in the 1st hour for healthy young males and 0-40 mm in the 1st hour for healthy young female students.CONCLUSION: We suggest that the reference values for ESR should be determined for various segments of the local population.