Table.
CD4+ T cell Reference ranges reported by Indian studies
| Geographical location | No. of subjects | Absolute CD4 count (cells/µl) | CD4% | Reference no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean and/ or median | Range | Mean and/ or median | |||
| East (E) | 14 | - | 848/- | - | 36/ - | 70 |
| 44 | Male: 379-1128, Female: 547-1181 | Male: 711 /651 Female: 766 /745 | - | - | 71 | |
| West (W) | 94 | 430-1740 | 865/- | 30.75-49.60 | 40.2/ - | 20 |
| 30 | 539-1627 | 965/ - | 48-68 | 55.27/ - | 36 | |
| 252 | Male: 374-1398 Female: 380-1493 | Male: 727 /705 Female: 845/839 | Male: 24.2-55.1 Female: 27.5-65 | Male: 36.89/36.60 Female: 41.38/41.60 | 69 | |
| 65 | Male: 379-1800 Female: 321-1265 | Male: 743.4/690 Female: 790.4/741 | - | - | 73 | |
| North (N) | 84 | Male: 365-1328 Female: 415-1257 | Male:763.6/- Female:797.9/- | - | - | 18 |
| 200 | 304-1864 | - / 666 | 17.5 to 50.6 | - /35 | 64 | |
| 40 | - | 818.4/ - | - | - | 66 | |
| 125 | Male: 640-734 Female: 656-824 | Male: 687/ - Female: 740/ - | - | - | 65 | |
| South (S) | 44 | - | 1048/ - | - | - | 76 |
| 99 | 753.3-844.7 | 799/ - | - | 33.0/ - | 67 | |
| 30 | - | 834.6/ - | - | - | 68 | |
| 213 | Male: 383-1347 Female: 448-1593 | Male: 865/845, Female: 1021/954 | - | 40.2/40.1 | 63 | |
| Multicentric study* | 1027 | - | - | E:---- | E----- | 61 |
| W: 15-65 | W:39.46/38.75 | |||||
| N: 15-60 | N: 37.38/37.26 | |||||
| S: 14-51 | S:32.43/33.0 | |||||
*
The only multicentric study conducted by ICMR Task Force in 1998. The mean and range of CD4 per cent given in the Table is the collective data from 3 centers (north), 2 centers (west) and one center from south