Table 5.
Comparison of neonatal cord plasma white blood cells indices and platelets count in current study with reference values and other studies
| Parameter Mean ± SD | Current study Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 220) |
Reference values9 | Karachi, Pakistan10 Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 404) |
Malawi, East Africa2 Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 366) |
Mashhad, Iran16 Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 447) |
Abidjan, Africa12 Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 129) |
Al-nahrain11 study Neonatal cord plasma samples (n = 300) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total WBC count (×109/L) | 10.12 ± 2.8 | 9–30 | 13.61 ± 4.23** | 12.3 ± 4.8** | 11.62 ± 1.96 | 13.7 ± 5.4** | 15.1 ± 3.17** |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 39.8 ± 10.17 | 25–33 | 39.89 ± 12.24† | 37.39 | 42 ± 1.96 | 36.5 ± 12.3** | 30.9 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 51 ± 11.24 | 40–80 | 50.13 ± 12.44† | 62.60 | 48 ± 1.96 | 54.4 ± 15.4* | 61.5 |
| Monocytes (%) | 7.8 ± 2.77 | 3–7 | 6.56 ± 2.86** | 2.27 | 7 ± 1.96 | 9.0 ± 4.6** | 2.25 |
| Basophils (%) | 0.10 ± 0.36 | 0–0.75 | 1.13 ± 0.73** | 0.16 | 0 ± 1.96 | 0.4 ± 0.7** | 0 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 1.22 ± 0.97 | 1–3 | 3.31 ± 2.17** | 1.38 | 3 ± 1.96 | 1.8 ± 1.8** | 1.52 |
| Platelet count(×109/L) | 267.63 ± 60.62 | 175–326 | 256.25 ± 76.54† | 259.9 ± 72.55† | 257 ± 1.96 | 161 ± 45** | 221.8 ± 27.26** |
Notes:
*
Significant;
**
highly significant;
†
not significant.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cells.