Table 2. Age- and sex-specific reference intervals with 95% CI for platelet count.
Age | n | mean (SD) | 2.5th– 97.5th | 2.5th (95%CI) | 97.5th (95%CI) |
<15 years | |||||
All | 1702 | 299 (71.6) | 176–452 | 166–181 | 441–467 |
15–64 years | |||||
Men | 13789 | 238 (57.9) | 141–362 | 140–144 | 358–365 |
Women | 16358 | 264 (65.3) | 156–405 | 153–158 | 401–410 |
>64 years | |||||
Men | 4303 | 220 (59.5) | 122–350 | 119–126 | 343–360 |
Women | 4835 | 245 (61.2) | 140–379 | 137–144 | 372–390 |
SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.