Reference Ranges

Question 1

What are the green and red values for fasted and non fasted glucose values

Answer 1

Fasted
Green = <6.1
Red = >6.1

Non-fasted
Green = <7.8
Red = >7.8

Question 2

What are the green, amber and red ranges for total Cholesterol ?

Answer 2

Green = 3.70-5.20mmol/L
Amber = 5.21-6.21
Red = >6.22

Question 3

What are the green to red boundary figures for LDL, male HDL, female HDL and triglycerides?

Answer 3

LDL = 3.00
male HDL = 1.03
female HDL = 1.29
Triglycerides = 1.70

Question 4

What are the values for green, amber and red TC/HDL ratio?

Answer 4

Green = <4.00
Amber = 4.00 - 4.49
Red = >4.5

Question 5

What are the low and high limits on the accutrend for glucose and Cholesterol?

Answer 5

Glucose
Low limit = <1.1mmol
High limit = >33.3

Cholesterol
Low = 3.88mmol
High = 7.76

Question 6

What is the green, amber and red ranges for BMI in normal and south Asian populations?

Answer 6

Normal
Green = 18.50 - 24.99
Amber = 25.00 - 29.00
Red - >30.00

South Asian
Green = 18.50 - 22.99
Amber = 23.00 - 27.49
Red = >27.50

Question 7

What are the green, amber and red waist circumference values for normal men and women, and how dies this vary for south Asians?

Answer 7

Normal Men
Green = <94
Amber = 94 - 101
Red = >102

Normal women
Green = <80
Amber = 80-87
Red = >88

In south Asians these values are lower, and there is no amber zone as they are at much higher risk anyway.

Men cut off value is 90
Women cut off value is 80

Above either of these is bad

Question 8

What are the green, amber and red body fat percentages for men aged 20-39, 50-59 and 60-79?

Also what is the ranges for water content males?

Answer 8

20-39
Green = <20%
Amber = 20-24.99%
Red = >25%

40-59
Green = <22%
Amber = 22 - 27.99%
Red = >29%

60-79
Green = <25%
Amber = 25-29.99%
Red = >30%

Water
Green = >55%
Amber = 54.99-50%
Red = <50%

Question 9

What are the green, amber and red body fat percentages for women aged 20-39, 50-59 and 60-79?

Also what is the ranges for water content females?

Answer 9

20-39
Green = <33
Amber = 33-38.99%
Red = >39%

40-59
Green = <34
Amber = 34-39.99%
Red = >40%

60-79
Green = <36
Amber = 36-41.99
Red = >42

Water
Green = >50
Amber = 49.99-45%
Red = <45

Question 10

What is the green, amber and red ranges for BP in Normal people, and how dies this change for diabetics?

Answer 10

Normal
Green = 130/85
Amber = 130-139/85-89
Red = 140/90

In diabetics, because they are already at risk they want to be below 130/80. above this is automatically a red.