Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for blood urea nitrogen in Chinese general population

Abstract Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism. This study aims to explore the age- and sex-specific distribution of BUN among healthy Chinese adults. A total of 24,006 BUN values from healthy adults (14,148 males and 9858 females) were included in the cross-se...

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Main Authors: Qingquan Liu, Yiru Wang, Zhi Chen, Xiaolin Guo, Yongman Lv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89565-x