What causes high Packed cell volume and low Vitamin D?

High Packed cell volume and low Vitamin D can be caused by many reasons.

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Vitamin D is in between 75 nmol/L and 250 nmol/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Vitamin D respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Some examples of conditions that can increase or decrease Packed cell volume levels include:

• Damage to the bone marrow
• Kidney failure
• Chronic inflammatory diseases
• Excessive destruction of red blood cells
• Congenital heart disease

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Normal range of Packed cell volume : 41 - 49.5 %

Ideal values of Packed cell volume depending on age :

Age	Ideal Packed cell volume value
<5 years	41.433
5-10 years	41.871
10-15 years	42.313
15-20 years	42.76
20-25 years	43.212
25-30 years	43.668
30-35 years	44.129
35-40 years	44.595
40-45 years	45.066
45-50 years	45.542
50-55 years	46.023
55-60 years	46.509
60-70 years	47
70-80 years	47.496
80-90 years	47.998
90-100 years	48.505
>100 years	49.017

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

Normal range of Vitamin D : 75 - 250 nmol/L

Ideal values of Vitamin D depending on age :

Age	Ideal Vitamin D value
<5 years	75.792
5-10 years	76.592
10-15 years	77.401
15-20 years	78.218
20-25 years	79.044
25-30 years	79.879
30-35 years	80.723
35-40 years	81.575
40-45 years	82.436
45-50 years	83.307
50-55 years	84.187
55-60 years	85.076
60-70 years	85.974
70-80 years	86.882
80-90 years	87.799
90-100 years	88.726
>100 years	89.663

High Packed cell volume and low Vitamin D can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Vitamin D blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 75 nmol/L for Vitamin D, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Packed cell volume and Vitamin D Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Packed cell volume and Vitamin D tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Packed cell volume and Vitamin D blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Packed cell volume and Vitamin D Test reports by your pathologist.