Table 4.
Hematological reference values in African countries.
| RBC (1012/L) | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | Hematocrit (%) | MCV | WBC | Neutro | Lympho | Mono | Platelet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | (fl) | (109/L) | (109/L) | (109/L) | (109/L) | (109/L) | |
| Our study | 3.3–6.4 (5.0) | 3.1–6.0 (4.5) | 10–18.4 (15.1) | 10.3–17.1 (13) | 28–54 (42.8) | 28–47 (38.1) | 80–99 (84.5) | 1.9–10.1 (4.1) | 0.5–5.4 (1.6) | 1.1–4.3 (2.1) | 0.05–0.8 (0.2) | 120–443 (239) |
| Uganda [5] | 3.8–6.0 (4.9) | 3.7–5.3 (4.5) | 11.1–16.8 (14.1) | 10.1–14.3 (12.5) | 32.2–47.8 (40.7) | 29.6–41.4 (36.2) | 67.7–95.2 | 3.4–8.7 (5.3) | 0.84–3.37 (1.8) | 1.4–4.2 (2.4) | 0.17–0.59 (0.32) | 100–297 (198) |
| Central African [7] | 4.5–6.1 (5.14) | 3.42–5.44 (4.5) | 12.3–17.3 (14.9) | 9.1–14.9 (12.5) | 39–52 (45) | 28–44 (38) | NA | 2.9–8.3 (5.05) | NA | 1.4–4.2 (2.5) | NA | 117–382 (228) |
| Ethiopia [10] | 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) | NA | 3.0–10.2 (6.1) | 1.05–7.18 (2.77) | 0.96–3.47 (1.8) | 0.17–0.69 (0.32) | 98–337 (205) |
| South Africa [12] | 3.2–5.8 (4.6) | 3.0–5.3 (4.2) | 10.3–16.7 (14) | 9.0–15.2 (12.4) | 31–52.5 (42.3) | 27.3–47.2 (37.6) | NA | 3.7–12.6 (7.2) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Gambia [4] | NA | NA | 11.1–16.6 | 9.8–15.0 | NA | NA | 84.3–87.5 | 3.3–8.4 | NA | NA | NA | 124–397 |
| Kenya [8] | 4.4–6.3 (5.3) | 3.7–5.6 (4.8) | 8.3–11.3 (9.9) | 5.9–10 (8.44) | 40–50 (47) | 30–50 (40) | 68.8–97.2 (87) | 2.8–8.2 (4.4) | 0.9–4.7 (1.85) | 1.14–3.45 (1.95) | 0.13–0.6 (0.29) | 120–411 (226) |
| Tanzania [9] | 4.4–6.3 | 3.8–5.6 | 13.7–17.7 | 11.1–15.7 | 40.2–53.7 | 36.2–46.8 | NA | 3.0–7.9 | 1.1–4.7 | NA | NA | 150–395 |
*(Reference ranges) and median values, NA: not available, Neutro: neutrophils, Lympho: lymphocytes, and Mono: monocytes.