<P> Note: mm / h . = millimeters per hour . </P> <P> Westergren's original normal values (men 3 mm and women 7 mm) made no allowance for a person's age . In 1967 it was confirmed that ESR values tend to rise with age and to be generally higher in women . Values are increased in states of anemia, and in black populations . </P> <P> The widely used rule calculating normal maximum ESR values in adults (98% confidence limit) is given by a formula devised in 1983: </P> <Dl> <Dd> E S R (m m / h) ≤ A g e (i n y e a r s) + 10 (i f f e m a l e) 2 (\ displaystyle (\ rm (ESR)) \ (mm / h) \ leq (\ frac ((\ rm (Age)) \ ((\ it (in \ years))) + 10 \ ((\ it (if \ female)))) (2))) </Dd> </Dl>

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