Table 1. Lymphocytes subset reference ranges (median and 2.5th- 97.5th percentiles) derived from young adults in Maputo city, Mozambique.
| Parameter | Male | Female | Total | p | |||
| N | Range | N | Range | N | Range | ||
| CD45+ cells/µL | 92 | 1958 (1185–3201) | 135 | 2085 (1134–3678) | 227 | 2046 (1151–3471) | 0.0788 |
| CD3+ cells/µL | 91 | 1328 (716–1917) | 129 | 1430 (756–2313) | 220 | 1386 (729–2220) | 0.0420 |
| CD3+ T cells/µL (%) | 92 | 66.8 (50.2–79.5) | 133 | 67.8 (55.1–80.9) | 225 | 67.5 (51.7–80.7) | 0.2630 |
| CD4+ T cells/µL | 91 | 713 (357–1155) | 135 | 824 (434–1479) | 226 | 774 (381–1340) | <0.0001 |
| CD4+ T cells/µL (%) | 92 | 35.5 (23.2–49.1) | 133 | 40.4 (29.9–53.7) | 225 | 38.7 (25.8–52.2) | <0.0001 |
| CD8+ T cells/µL | 91 | 482 (214–902) | 133 | 480 (234–965) | 224 | 479 (218–952) | 0.3954 |
| CD8+ T cells/µL (%) | 92 | 25.5 (14.9–41.5) | 132 | 23.5 (14.7–34.5) | 224 | 24.2 (14.7–37.6) | 0.0038 |
| CD4:CD8 ratio | 91 | 1.5 (0.7–2.7) | 133 | 1.7 (1.0–3.2) | 224 | 1.6 (0.8–3.1) | 0.0001 |
| CD16+56+ cells/µL | 29 | 351 (151–761) | 101 | 333 (95–845) | 130 | 338 (101–820) | 0.3978 |
| CD16+56+ cells/µL(%) | 29 | 17.5 (10.3–36.0) | 101 | 15.2 (4.1–31.1) | 130 | 15.9 (4.9–34.5) | 0.0390 |
| CD19+ cells/µL | 29 | 231 (97–475) | 101 | 264 (85–548) | 130 | 251 (86–545) | 0.0751 |
| CD19+ cells/µL (%) | 29 | 12.3 (6.8–17.0) | 100 | 12.3 (6.3–21.5) | 129 | 12.3 (6.3–20.9) | 0.2638 |
p-values indicate comparisons between males and females.