Application of statistical features of the Gaussian distribution hidden in sets of unselected medical laboratory results

• Autorzy: Janecki J. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the work was to animate billions of biochemical data obtained from unselected patients and sunk in computer memories of large laboratories. The original method, a software package JEG, allows isolating of the subset of Gaussian distributed values from the low and high values contained in the original data set. In a main parcel of 1455 data sets (1 148 008 results) there were results of systematical analyses of 18 major serum parameters from 6 laboratories. Trueness and reproducibility of the results were examined. The own, indirect laboratory reference limits as well as age and gender dependency of any serum constituent were determined, all without additional blood collection. Statistical comparison with up to 16 sources from the literature showed a significant accordance of 33 from 36 mean and maximal values. The method is fast, fully automatic and simple.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

indirect reference distribution; normal distribution; laboratories; inpatients

PL

rozkład normalny; laboratorium; chory hospitalizowany

• Wydawca: Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: Vol. 28, no. 3
• Strony: 71--81
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Janecki J. M.

• Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland,

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