Normal Nutrition Lab Values

Fasting blood or glucose level

Adult: 65-99 mg/dL

Hemoglobin A1c

Nondiabetic: 4-6%

Hemoglobin (iron in blood to look for anemia, malnutition, and hydration)

Males:13-18 g/dL
Females: 12-16 g/dL

hematocrit (volume of red blood cells/liter of blood)

3 times hemoglobin level
Males: 40-52%
Females: 36-48%

total protein levels

6-8 g/dL

Prealbumin (transport protein for thyroxin)

15-30 mg/dL

Transferrin (transport protein for iron)

200-400 mg/dL

Creatinine Height Index (retinol binding protein)

3-6 mg/L

Immune Function Tests (total lymphocyte count % in WBC count with differential multiplied by 100)

>2000

Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions

>5-10\ mm3

BMI

18.5-24.9

platelets

150,000 to 400,000/ mL

serum albumin level

3.5-5.5 g/dL

Fasting blood or glucose level

Adult: 65-99 mg/dL

Hemoglobin A1c

Nondiabetic: 4-6%

Hemoglobin (iron in blood to look for anemia, malnutition, and hydration)

Males:13-18 g/dL
Females: 12-16 g/dL

hematocrit (volume of red blood cells/liter of blood)

3 times hemoglobin level
Males: 40-52%
Females: 36-48%

total protein levels

6-8 g/dL

Prealbumin (transport protein for thyroxin)

15-30 mg/dL

Transferrin (transport protein for iron)

200-400 mg/dL

Creatinine Height Index (retinol binding protein)

3-6 mg/L

Immune Function Tests (total lymphocyte count % in WBC count with differential multiplied by 100)

>2000

Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions

>5-10\ mm3

BMI

18.5-24.9

platelets

150,000 to 400,000/ mL

serum albumin level

3.5-5.5 g/dL