Table 1.
Mean and reference ranges for hematology laboratory values in the Municipal Laboratory of Curitiba, PR
| Mean (range) | p-value t-test | ||
| Women | Men | ||
| Red blood cells (x 1012/L) | 4.7 (4.0 - 5.4) | 5.2(4.3-6.1) | <0.05* |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 136.2(118- 154) | 152.8(127- 177) | <0.05* |
| Hematocrit (L/L) | 0.41 (0.35 - 0.46) | 0.45 (0.38 - 0.52) | <0.05* |
| Mean cell volume (fL) | 87.3 (78.0- 95.1) | 87.9 (78.0 - 97.2) | |
| Mean cell hemoglobin (pg) | 29.3 (25.6 - 32.1) | 29.6(26.1 - 32.7) | <0.05 |
| Mean cell hemoglobin concentration (g/L) | 335.8 (319 - 354) | 336.9 (322 - 354) | <0.05 |
| Red cell distribution width (%) | 13.7(11.8- 16.7) | 13.8(12.0- 16.3) | <0.05 |
| White blood cells (x 109/L) | 6.7(3.84- 10.4) | 6.7(3.9- 10.9) | ** |
| Eosinophils (%) | 3.5(0- 11) | 4.3 (1 - 13) | <0.05 |
| Eosinophils (x 106/L) | 228.5 (56 - 682) | 284.6 (65 - 940) | <0.05 |
| Basophils (%) | 0.5(0- 1) | 0.6 (0 - 2) | <0.05 |
| Basophils (x 106/L) | 29.6 (0 - 99) | 41.7(0- 125) | <0.05 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 33.2 (21 - 48) | 33.8(19- 49) | |
| Lymphocytes (x 106/L) | 2175.3 (1157- 3500) | 2223.2 (1265 - 3648) | ** |
| Monocytes (%) | 6.9(4- 11) | 7.5 (3 - 12) | <0.05 |
| Monocytes (x 106/L) | 455.1 (208 - 807) | 503.2 (192 -968) | |
| Neutrophils (%) | 56 (40 - 70) | 53.8 (35 - 69) | |
| Neutrophils (x 106/L) | 3777.3 (1804-6460) | 3762.7 (1728 - 6820) | |
| Platelets (x 109/L) | 284.1 (175 -421) | 258.6 (163 - 399) | <0.05** |
* - normal; ** - log-normal distribution evaluated by the Shapiro-Wilks test