Table 4

Laboratory data of the four older children
Labs
 18-month-old girl
 39-month-old boy
 52 month-old boy
 78 month-old boy
 Normal range
PT
 12.9
 13.4
 12.3
 10.6
 11.0–13.0 seconds
INR
 1.06
 1.4
 1.3
 1.1
 0.9 – 1.1
PTT
 28.1
 27
 32
 25
 < 35 seconds
Vit D 25-hydroxy
 27.5
 -
 32
 -
 10.0 – 60.0 IU
Glucose
 76
 -
 -
 -
 70–110 mg/dl
BUN
 10
 -
 -
 -
 8.0 – 23.0 mg/dl
Creatinine
 0.5
 -
 -
0.7 – 1.4 mg/dl
Alk phosphatase
 351
 232
 -
 351
 39 – 117 IU
Calcium
 9.4
 10.4
 10.1
 9.4
 8.5 – 10.4 mg/dl
Magnesium
 -
 1.8
 2.0
 2.4
 1.5 – 2.5 mg/dl
Phosphate

4.0
3.0 – 6.0 mg/dl
Bicarbonate
 29
 -
 -
 -
 22.0 – 29.0 mg/dl
Sodium
 139.3
 -
 -
 -
 133.0 – 145.0 mg/dl
Chloride
 101.0
 -
 -
 -
 96.0–108.0 mg/dl
Potassium
 4.4
 -
 -
 -
 3.3 – 5.1 mg/dl
Triglycerides
 128
 48
 -
 67
 < 200 mg/dl
Cholesterol
 144
 129
 120
 124
 < 200 mg/dl
VLDL
 25.6
 -
 -
 -
 5 – 55 mg/dl
LDL
 73
 82
 63
 73
HDL
 65
 37
 43
 68
Prealbumin
15
 11
 14
 14–30 mg/dl
Chest X-ray
 Normal
 Normal
 Normal
 Normal
Long bone X-ray
 -
 Normal
 Normal
 Minimal changes*

* Minimal metaphyseal banding of proximal femora possibly associated with some interruption of growth on a transient basis of the proximal femora

Cundiff and Harris Nutrition Journal 2006 5:1   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-1