Aishah A B, Foo Y N
Chemical Pathology Division, Department of Pathology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Malays J Pathol. 1995 Jun;17(1):43-5.
Results of serum lithium performed in the Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, over a years' period (June 1991 till May 1992) formed the subject of study. A total of 277 tests were carried out on 148 patients, giving a frequency of about 23.1 tests per month. Complete data regarding age, sex and ethnic group was available for 140 subjects. There were 74 males and 66 females. Racial distribution was 72 Malays, 42 Chinese and 26 Indians. Their ages ranged from 15 to 80 years. One hundred and twenty-three subjects (87.6%) were within the 3rd to 5th decade of life. 136/277 (49.1%) of serum lithium levels were less than 0.6 mmol/l and 24/277 (8.7%) gave results greater than 1.0 mmol/l. Only 6 tests gave values which exceeded 2 mmol/l. This study reveals the need to conduct a prospective study to determine the underlying cause of the high incidence of low serum lithium levels and whether this situation is associated with a satisfactory treatment response in the said population.
对马来西亚国立大学吉隆坡化学病理学实验室在一年期间（1991年6月至1992年5月）进行的血清锂检测结果进行了研究。共对148名患者进行了277次检测，每月检测频率约为23.1次。140名受试者有关于年龄、性别和种族群体的完整数据。其中男性74名，女性66名。种族分布为马来人72名、华人42名、印度人26名。他们的年龄在15岁至80岁之间。123名受试者（87.6%）处于人生的第三个至第五个十年。277次血清锂检测中有136次（49.1%）低于0.6 mmol/l，24次（8.7%）结果高于1.0 mmol/l。只有6次检测结果超过2 mmol/l。本研究表明有必要进行一项前瞻性研究，以确定血清锂水平低发生率高的潜在原因，以及这种情况是否与该人群令人满意的治疗反应相关。
