Normal Serum Values for Breastfed Infants

Table B-1

Serum Chemical Values of Normal Breastfed Infants *

Concentration/100 mL of Serum	Age 28 Days			Age 56 Days			Age 84 Days			Age 112 Days
Concentration/100 mL of Serum	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Males
Total protein (g)	22	5.87	0.50	36	5.96	0.42	29	6.16	0.57	51	6.29	0.51
Albumin (g)	22	4.02	0.35	36	4.14	0.34	29	4.27	0.39	51	4.38	0.40
Globulins (g)
α ₁	22	0.14	0.03	36	0.17	0.03	29	0.18	0.03	51	0.17	0.04
α ₂	22	0.53	0.10	36	0.60	0.11	29	0.74	0.14	51	0.81	0.19
β	22	0.61	0.11	36	0.67	0.13	29	0.69	0.20	51	0.67	0.11
γ	22	0.57	0.14	36	0.38	0.09	29	0.28	0.08	51	0.26	0.10
Cholesterol (mg)	21	139	31	32	153	34	25	133	32	47	145	26
Triglycerides (mg)	18	122	36	32	106	57	25	170	76	46	148	57
Urea nitrogen (mg)	43	8.5	3.2	49	6.6	2.1	47	7.0	2.7	51	7.3	4.2
Calcium (mg)	41	10.2	0.8	47	10.3	1.0	42	10.4	0.8	48	10.3	0.8
Phosphorus (mg)	43	6.6	0.7	49	6.4	0.7	47	6.2	0.5	49	6.2	0.7
Alkaline phosphatase ^†	31	22	6	40	21	7	35	21	8	44	18	7
Magnesium (mg)	40	2.0	0.2	47	2.1	0.2	45		0.2	50	2.2	0.2
Females
Total protein (g)	18	6.04	0.40	27	5.86	0.44	21	6.21	0.57	42	6.31	0.62
Albumin (g)	18	4.07	0.27	27	4.03	0.35	21	4.29	0.37	42	4.36	0.42
Globulins (g)
α ₁	18	0.15	0.02	27	0.17	0.04	21	0.17	0.03	42	0.19	0.04
α ₂	18	0.55	0.07	27	0.65	0.12	21	0.74	0.18	42	0.78	0.17
β	18	0.70	0.18	27	0.63	0.11	21	0.71	0.13	42	0.67	0.16
γ	18	0.57	0.10	27	0.38	0.10	21	0.30	0.06	42	0.31	0.10
Cholesterol (mg)	13	180	35	25	157	37	20	155	29	40	165	36
Triglycerides (mg)	9	157	43	24	112	53	18	195	56	38	170	52
Urea nitrogen (mg)	37	8.3	2.3	33	6.4	2.2	40	6.4	2.2	42	6.6	3.5
Calcium (mg)	37	10.3	0.8	33	10.3	0.8	40	10.3	0.8	42	10.7	0.7
Phosphorus (mg)	39	6.9	0.8	33	6.4	0.8	40	6.1	0.7	42	6.1	0.7
Alkaline phosphatase	31	19	5	28	17	5	32	17	5	36	17	5
Magnesium (mg)	39	2.0	0.4	32	2.0	0.2	40	2.1	0.2	41	2.1	0.3

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Jul 13, 2019 | Posted by drzezo in PEDIATRICS | Comments Off