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. 2011 Jun 21;6(6):e21040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021040

Table 5. Lymphocyte sub-sets reference ranges (median and 95th-percentile) from a cohort (13–34 years) in rural Western Kenya (2003–2005).

Age 13–17 years Age 18–34 years
Parameter Male (n = 76) Female (n = 58) Male (n = 77) Female (n = 83)
CD4 (103 cells/mm3) 874 (367–1571) 934 (465–1553) 811 (462–1306) 866 (440–1602)
CD8(103 cells/mm3) 468 (196–988) 505 (195–1068) 486 (201–1104) 472 (262–1167)
CD4 % 42 (32–56) 44 (30–56) 41 (29–54) 44 (32–55)
CD8 % 23.1(12.4–36.4) 23.5 (17.0–34.8) 24.6 (14.9–44.0) 24.3 (17.5–35.0)
CD4∶CD8 ratio 1.8 (1.0–3.1) 1.8 (0.9–3.2) 1.6 (0.8–2.8) 1.8 (0.8–2.8)