A healthy result should fall into the range 2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL, or 0.81 - 1.45 mmol/L.
Along with calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride, phosphorus is one of the six essential minerals required by the human body in significant quantities.
Phosphate concentration is characterized by a high physiological variation, depending on age, gender, physiological state (eg, pregnancy), and even season (due to the seasonal variation of vitamin D which is directly involved in the regulation of phosphate concentration).
Therefore, separate reference intervals have been established according to the age and gender:
In males, the reference range is as follows:
Age 0-12 months - Not established
Age 1-4 years - 4.3-5.4 mg/dL
Age 5-13 years - 3.7-5.4 mg/dL
Age 14-15 years - 3.5-5.3 mg/dL
Age 16-17 years - 3.1-4.7 mg/dL
Age 18 years or older - 2.5-4.5 mg/dL
In females, the reference range is as follows:
Age 0-12 months - Not established
Age 1-7 years - 4.3-5.4 mg/dL
Age 8-13 years - 4-5.2 mg/dL
Age 14-15 years - 3.5-4.9 mg/dL
Age 16-17 years - 3.1-4.7 mg/dL
Age 18 years or older - 2.5-4.5 mg/dL
insert the value from you Phosphate (Phosphorus) test result.
A lower than normal level may be due to many different conditions. Common causes include:
- Alcoholism
- Hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the body)
- Hyperparathyroidism (parathyroid glands make too much of their hormone)
- Too little dietary intake of phosphate
- Very poor nutrition
- Too little vitamin D, resulting in bone problems such as rickets (childhood) or osteomalacia (adult)
A higher than normal level (hyperphosphatemia) may be due to many different health conditions. Common causes include:
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (life-threatening condition that may occur in people with diabetes)
- Hypoparathyroidism (parathyroid glands do not make enough of their hormone)
- Kidney failure
- Liver disease
- Too much vitamin D
- Too much phosphate in your diet
- Use of certain medicines such as laxatives that have phosphate in them
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