Article: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

I am 48yrs.old and my sed rate was 15- Does this indicate inflammation or infection somewhere in my body?

For a 48 year-old person, up to 24mm/Hr (if male, or 29mm/Hr if female) ESR is considered normal. If you have an ESR of 15mm/Hr, it is normal.

I am a 52 yr old female with C-reactive protein of 7.5, sed rate of 36. What should I be ruling out?

My ESR is 27 - I am a 31 (almost 32 year old) African American female. Should I be concerned? It should only be about 22, based on the calculations...

@eyemamamic: Nothing much really, if just based on the tests. If you have any symptoms, then it may help to know those before I can suggest something. Your CRP is normal (anything less than 10 mg/dl is normal) and ESR is also okay (36 instead of an upper limit of 31 is really fine).

@Lizzykin: Same as above, nothing really to worry about unless you have some symptoms.

Please remember that ESR is a non-specific test and without being aware of the symptoms it is not possible to interpret it accurately.

im 21 years old my ERS is 20.can you tell me is this condition a bad one? regards

@jodesa: ESR of 20 does not have much clinical significance.

I am a 31 yr old black female. My ESR value is 29. My test result page says that the normal range is 0-20. Does this result indicate inflammation or infection?

@31 yr female with ESR 29: Do you have any symptoms (problems)?