TABLE 4.
Cell diameters, nucleus diameters, and nucleus percentages for each cell group for each tube. The data are reported as median (1st–3rd quartile).
| Cell diameter | ||||
| EDTA | CIT | CR | CS | |
| NRBC | 9.95 (9.01–10.63) | 8.85 (8.94–10.75)§ | 8.44 (7.7–9.11)§ | 8.76 (8.17–9.92)§ |
| RBC | 8.13 (7.24–8.76)§ | 7.99 (7.43–8.87)§ | 7.55 (6.02–8.08) | 7.38 (6.97–7.83) |
| Granulocyte | 9.1 (8.26–10.14) | 9.31 (8.62–10.01)§ | 10.29 (9.69–10.89)§ | 8.86 (8.35–9.57)§ |
| Lymphocyte | 7.4 (6.82–8.16) | 7.64 (6.86–8.24) | 8.58 (7.89–9.6)§ | 7.98 (7.42–8.75)§ |
| Monocyte | 8.13 (7.41–8.94) | 8.76 (7.85–9.27) | 8.74 (8.05–9.78)§ | 7.81 (7.35–8.53)§ |
| Nucleus diameter | ||||
| EDTA | CIT | CR | CS | |
| NRBC | 5.11 (4.77–5.63) | 5.15 (4.88–5.63) | 5.22 (5.01–5.39) | 5.03 (4.77–5.24) |
| Granulocyte | 5.99 (5.54–6.65)§ | 5.94 (5.48–6.41)§ | 6.69 (6.29–7.11)§ | 5.92 (5.62–6.35) |
| Lymphocyte | 5.6 (5.27–6.13) | 5.59 (5.07–6.13) | 6.0 (5.77–6.62) | 5.64 (5.30–5.97) |
| Monocyte | 6.32 (5.77–6.78) | 6.16 (5.76–6.61)§ | 6.65 (5.97–7.15)§ | 6.18 (5.65–6.53)§ |
| Nucleus percentage | ||||
| EDTA | CIT | CR | CS | |
| NRBC | 28.84 (23.10–36.06) | 27.76 (22.90–38.70) | 39.95 (31.84–49.02)§ | 33.99 (25.00–39.54)§ |
| Granulocyte | 44.48 (38.54–51.79)§ | 40.14 (35.74–44.82)§ | 42.61 (39.05–47.80)§ | 44.88 (40.23–51.86) |
| Lymphocyte | 51.17 (51.94–63.47)§ | 55.23 (47.87–62.20)§ | 50.17 (44.29–56.85)§ | 59.50 (53.24–64.84)§ |
| Monocyte | 57.23 (50.07–68.69)§ | 50.60 (45.48–57.73)§ | 58.48 (45.91–64.63)§ | 55.43 (48.85–70.39)§ |
The symbol § indicates that the data are normally distributed.