TABLE 4.
Ninety-fifth percentile reference rangesa of hematological parameters for HIV-negative Ethiopians compared with other reported values
| Source and reference | WBC count (109/liter) | RBC count
(1012/liter)
|
Hemoglobin level
(g/dl)
|
Hematocrit level (%)
|
Platelet count (109/liter) | Lymphocyte level (%) | Monocyte level (%) | Granulocyte level (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||
| Present study | 3.0–10.2 (6.1) | 4.3–5.9 (5.1) | 3.7–5.2 (4.5) | 13.9–18.3 (16.1) | 12.2–16.6 (14.3) | 41.6–55.1 (48.3) | 35.3–48.8 (42.0) | 98–337 (205) | 17–59 (36) | 3–10 (6) | 31–78 (55) |
| South Africa (3) | 3.7–12.6 (7.2) | 3.2–5.8 (4.6) | 3.0–5.3 (4.2) | 10.3–16.7 (14.0) | 9.0–15.2 (12.4) | 31.0–52.5 (42.3) | 27.3–47.2 (37.6) | NAb | NA | NA | NA |
| Wintrobe, Clinical Hematology (24) | 4.3–10.0 (7.2) | 4.5–6.3 (5.4) | 4.2–5.5 (4.8) | 14.0–18.0 (16) | 12.0–16.0 (14) | 41.0–51.0 (46) | 37.0–47.0 (42) | 150–450 | NA | NA | NA |
| Coulter Electronicsc | 4.8–10.8 | 4.7–6.1 | 4.2–5.4 | 14.0–18.0 | 12.0–16.0 | 42.0–52.0 | 37.0–47.0 | 130–400 | 21–51 | 2–9 | 42–75 |
a
Values in parentheses are means.
b
NA, not available.
c
Reference values proposed by the manufacturer.