Mean hemoglobin (g/dL) by sex and age in white and black subjects
. | Scripps-Kaiser . | . | . | NHANES III . | . | . | ||||
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. | No. . | Mean Hgb . | SD . | No. . | Mean Hgb . | SD . | ||||
White men, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 250 | 15.43 | 0.77 | 332 | 15.51 | 0.96 | ||||
30-39 | 894 | 15.24 | 0.85 | 389 | 15.29 | 0.95 | ||||
40-49 | 2219 | 15.20 | 0.89 | 379 | 15.20 | 0.99 | ||||
50-59 | 3346 | 15.10 | 0.93 | 356 | 15.17 | 1.01 | ||||
60-69 | 3073 | 15.02 | 0.95 | 364 | 14.94 | 1.04 | ||||
70-79 | 1976 | 14.75 | 1.07 | 315 | 14.70 | 1.15 | ||||
80+ | 466 | 14.36 | 1.20 | 255 | 14.29 | 1.31 | ||||
White women, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 240 | 13.41 | 0.80 | 322 | 13.57 | 0.88 | ||||
30-39 | 809 | 13.59 | 0.86 | 402 | 13.66 | 0.86 | ||||
40-49 | 1917 | 13.58 | 0.86 | 321 | 13.58 | 0.94 | ||||
50-59 | 2829 | 13.62 | 0.86 | 312 | 13.76 | 0.94 | ||||
60-69 | 3006 | 13.63 | 0.88 | 320 | 13.66 | 1.04 | ||||
70-79 | 2051 | 13.66 | 0.94 | 421 | 13.68 | 0.97 | ||||
80+ | 427 | 13.54 | 0.95 | 342 | 13.44 | 1.21 | ||||
Black men, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 27 | 14.83 | 0.76 | 403 | 14.84 | 0.96 | ||||
30-39 | 87 | 14.76 | 1.02 | 394 | 14.61 | 1.18 | ||||
40-49 | 163 | 14.58 | 1.06 | 290 | 14.50 | 1.07 | ||||
50-59 | 157 | 14.46 | 1.08 | 166 | 14.25 | 1.27 | ||||
60-69 | 103 | 14.27 | 0.98 | 137 | 14.19 | 1.02 | ||||
70+ | 32 | 14.44 | 1.06 | 98 | 13.75 | 1.15 | ||||
Black women, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 17 | 13.26 | 0.75 | 321 | 12.78 | 0.92 | ||||
30-39 | 68 | 12.97 | 0.93 | 339 | 12.77 | 1.11 | ||||
40-49 | 120 | 12.88 | 0.91 | 244 | 12.87 | 1.05 | ||||
50-59 | 135 | 12.96 | 0.89 | 146 | 13.07 | 0.95 | ||||
60-69 | 90 | 13.03 | 0.91 | 161 | 12.89 | 1.01 | ||||
70+ | 30 | 12.93 | 0.88 | 135 | 12.65 | 1.11 |
. | Scripps-Kaiser . | . | . | NHANES III . | . | . | ||||
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. | No. . | Mean Hgb . | SD . | No. . | Mean Hgb . | SD . | ||||
White men, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 250 | 15.43 | 0.77 | 332 | 15.51 | 0.96 | ||||
30-39 | 894 | 15.24 | 0.85 | 389 | 15.29 | 0.95 | ||||
40-49 | 2219 | 15.20 | 0.89 | 379 | 15.20 | 0.99 | ||||
50-59 | 3346 | 15.10 | 0.93 | 356 | 15.17 | 1.01 | ||||
60-69 | 3073 | 15.02 | 0.95 | 364 | 14.94 | 1.04 | ||||
70-79 | 1976 | 14.75 | 1.07 | 315 | 14.70 | 1.15 | ||||
80+ | 466 | 14.36 | 1.20 | 255 | 14.29 | 1.31 | ||||
White women, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 240 | 13.41 | 0.80 | 322 | 13.57 | 0.88 | ||||
30-39 | 809 | 13.59 | 0.86 | 402 | 13.66 | 0.86 | ||||
40-49 | 1917 | 13.58 | 0.86 | 321 | 13.58 | 0.94 | ||||
50-59 | 2829 | 13.62 | 0.86 | 312 | 13.76 | 0.94 | ||||
60-69 | 3006 | 13.63 | 0.88 | 320 | 13.66 | 1.04 | ||||
70-79 | 2051 | 13.66 | 0.94 | 421 | 13.68 | 0.97 | ||||
80+ | 427 | 13.54 | 0.95 | 342 | 13.44 | 1.21 | ||||
Black men, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 27 | 14.83 | 0.76 | 403 | 14.84 | 0.96 | ||||
30-39 | 87 | 14.76 | 1.02 | 394 | 14.61 | 1.18 | ||||
40-49 | 163 | 14.58 | 1.06 | 290 | 14.50 | 1.07 | ||||
50-59 | 157 | 14.46 | 1.08 | 166 | 14.25 | 1.27 | ||||
60-69 | 103 | 14.27 | 0.98 | 137 | 14.19 | 1.02 | ||||
70+ | 32 | 14.44 | 1.06 | 98 | 13.75 | 1.15 | ||||
Black women, y | ||||||||||
20-29 | 17 | 13.26 | 0.75 | 321 | 12.78 | 0.92 | ||||
30-39 | 68 | 12.97 | 0.93 | 339 | 12.77 | 1.11 | ||||
40-49 | 120 | 12.88 | 0.91 | 244 | 12.87 | 1.05 | ||||
50-59 | 135 | 12.96 | 0.89 | 146 | 13.07 | 0.95 | ||||
60-69 | 90 | 13.03 | 0.91 | 161 | 12.89 | 1.01 | ||||
70+ | 30 | 12.93 | 0.88 | 135 | 12.65 | 1.11 |
To convert hemoglobin from grams per deciliter to grams per liter, multiply grams per deciliter by 10.