Griffiths R A, Good W R, Watson N P, O'Donnell H F, Fell P J, Shakespeare J M
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1984 Sep 22;289(6447):724-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6447.724.
Two hundred subjects aged 60-89 were selected for a study aimed at defining a reference range for the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the elderly. The study extended a previous survey in subjects aged 20-65. The results confirmed that the sedimentation rate increases with age and that women have higher values than men but suggested that over half of elderly patients with disease would have rates within the previously defined "normal" range. It is therefore suggested that an erythrocyte sedimentation rate exceeding 19 mm in the first hour in elderly men and 22 mm in the first hour in elderly women warrants investigation.
选取了200名年龄在60至89岁之间的受试者进行一项研究,旨在确定老年人红细胞沉降率的参考范围。该研究扩展了之前针对20至65岁受试者的调查。结果证实,沉降率随年龄增长而增加,女性的值高于男性,但表明超过半数患有疾病的老年患者的沉降率将在先前定义的“正常”范围内。因此,建议老年男性第一小时红细胞沉降率超过19毫米、老年女性第一小时超过22毫米时需进行调查。