TABLE 5.
Comparison of hemoglobin values with values from other studies in Africa (including Ethiopia)
| Gender of subjects | Hemoglobin values by country and
referencea
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present study | Ethiopia (22) | Ethiopia (1) | Ethiopia (15) | South Africa (3) | Namibia/S. Africa (7) | Nigeria (2) | Zambia (9) | |
| Male | 16.1 (1.1) | 15.7 (1.1) | 16.4 (1.5) | 15.7 (1.2) | 14.0 (1.6) | 14.7 (NAb) | 13.9 (1.1) | 15.3 (1.3) |
| Female | 14.3 (1.2) | 14.2 (1.1) | NA | 14.1 (1.4) | 12.4 (1.4) | 13.8 (NA) | 11.5 (1.0) | NA |
a
Values are means, in grams per deciliter; values in parentheses are standard deviations.
b
NA, not available.