Health

Here are the results of a some blood work I recently had done (8/3/11):

Test:	8/3/11	9/13/11
Cholesterol	164		mg/dL	125-200
HDL Cholesterol	37		mg/dL	>=40
Triglycerides	187		mg/dL	<150
LDL Cholesterol	90		mg/dL	<130
CHOL/HDLC Ratio	4.4			<=5
Glucose	77	94	mg/dL	65-99
Urea Nitrogen	11	12	mg/dL	7-25
Creatinine	1.07	0.93	mg/dL	0.80-1.30
eGFR	95	112	mL/min/1.73m2	90+
Sodium	141	139	mmol/L	135-146
Potassium	4.5	4.4	mmol/L	3.5-5.3
Chloride	104	102	mmol/L	98-110
Carbon Dioxide	30	26	mmol/L	21-33
Calcium	9.5	9.6	mg/dL	8.6-10.2
Protein	7.4	7.9	g/dL	6.2-8.3
Albumin	4.5	4.7	g/dL	3.6-5.1
Globulin	2.9	3.2	g/dL	2.1-3.7
Albumin/Globulin Ratio	1.6	1.5		1.0-2.1
Bilirubin	0.9	0.7	mg/dL	0.2-1.2
Alkaline Phosphatase	64	66	U/L	40-115
AST	23	19	U/L	10-40
ALT	40	27	U/L	9-60
Vitamin B-12	677		pg/mL	200-1100
Vitamin D, 25 OH	22 Low		ng/mL	30-100
Vitamin D3, 25 OH	22		ng/mL
Vitamin D2, 25 OH	<4		ng/mL
TSH, 3rd Gen	1.97		mIU/L	0.40-4.50
T4, Free	1.1		ng/dL	0.8-1.8
T3 Uptake	33		%	22-35
SED Rate	1		mm/h	<=15
White Blood Cell	6.2	9.3	Thousand/uL	3.8-10.8
Red Blood Cell	4.76	4.95	Million/uL	4.20-5.80
Hemoglobin	14.6	15.4	g/dL	13.2-17.1
Hematocrit	44.0	45.7	%	38.5-50.0
MCV	92.5	92.2	fL	80.0-100.0
MCH	30.8	31.1	pg	27-33
MCHC	33.3	33.8	g/dL	32-36
RDW	13.6	12.9	%	11-15
Platelet	211	195	Thousand/uL	140-400
Neutrophils	4259 (68.7%)	8119 (87.3%)	cells/uL	1500-7800
Lymphocytes	1234 (19.9%)	698 (7.5%)	cells/uL	850-3900
Monocytes	490 (7.9%)	353 (3.8%)	cells/uL	200-950
Eosinophils	205 (3.3%)	130 (1.4%)	cells/uL	15-500
Basophils	12 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	cells/uL	0-200
Rheumatoid Factor	7	5	IU/mL	<14

These are the results of various tests they ran to check for various illnesses:

SCL-70: NEG	Sjogren: NEG	SM/RNP: NEG	SM: NEG	Epstein Bar: NEG
Crithidia: NEG	ANA: POS (1:40 Titer)	Parvovirus (IGG): 5.30 (High)	Parvovirus (IGM): <0.9 (NEG)	Cytomegalovirus: NEG
HLA B-27: NEG

 

Here is some information about me based on a genetic analysis performed by 23andMe

• I am twice as likely as the average male to develop Alzheimer’s between 50 to 70 years.^[1]
• I am three times as likely as the average male to suffer a venuous thromboembolism.^[2]
• I am slightly more susceptible to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (decreases in eyesight) and for Restless Legs Syndoms (RLS).
• I am less likely than the average male to suffer from prostrate cancer, psiorasis, melanoma, rheumatoid arthritis, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, crohn’s disease, stomach cancer, exfoliation glaucoma, type 1 diabetes, or celiac disease.
• Compared to the average individual, I receive reduced benefits from clopidogrel, hepatitis c treatment.
• I metabolize caffeine slowly (thus not getting jumpy) but experience an increased risk of heart attack from caffeine consumption.

1. ^[1] I am not particularly concerned about this, I expect a cure to be found before I reach that age. ↩
2. ^[2] This is a little concerning, though the amount that is predetermined by genetics is not overwhelming, so precautionary steps should help reduce risk. ↩