Mean 27–31 Iron deficiency Vitamin B12 or folate corpuscular picograms deficiency hemoglobin (MCH) Platelet count Viral infections, lupus, Leukemia, inflammatory pernicious anemia (due to conditions vitamin B12 deficiency) Stool sample analysis Helminth Anemia infection (hookworm and ascaris) Note: Reference numbers are not standardized, and numbers may vary from lab to lab. Anemia cutoff points Group Hemoglobin level less than Children 6–59 months 11.0 g/dl Children 5–11 years 11.5 g/dl Children 12–14 years 12.0 g/dl Pregnant women 11.0 g/dl Non-pregnant women > 15 years 12.0 g/dl Men > 15 years 13.0 g/dl Cholesterol cutoff points Cholesterol type Desirable (mg/dl) Borderline (mg/dl) High risk (mg/dl) Total cholesterol Less than 200 200–239 240 or higher < 40 for men High-density lipoprotein 40 or higher N/A (HDL) < 50 for women Low-density lipoprotein Less than 100 130–159 160 or higher (LDL)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) 27–31 picograms Iron deficiency Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency Platelet count Viral infections, lupus, pernicious anemia (due to vitamin B12 deficiency) Leukemia, inflammatory conditions Stool sample analysis Helminth infection (hookworm and ascaris) Anemia Note: Reference numbers are not standardized, and numbers may vary from lab to lab. Anemia cutoff points Group Hemoglobin level less than Children 6–59 months 11.0 g/dl Children 5–11 years 11.5 g/dl Children 12–14 years 12.0 g/dl Pregnant women 11.0 g/dl Non-pregnant women > 15 years 12.0 g/dl Men > 15 years 13.0 g/dl Cholesterol cutoff points Cholesterol type Desirable (mg/dl) Borderline (mg/dl) High risk (mg/dl) Total cholesterol Less than 200 200–239 240 or higher High-density lipoprotein (HDL) 40 or higher N/A < 40 for men < 50 for women Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Less than 100 130–159 160 or higher
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