Table 1. Hematological, immunologic and biochemistry reference intervals (median and 95th-percentile) stratified by age and gender from a 13–34 years old cohort in rural western Kenya (2003–2005) [15].
| Age 13–17 years | Age 18–34 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| RBC (10 6 Cells/μl) | 4.9 (4.1–5.8) | 4.7 (3.3–5.4) | 5.3 (4.3–6.5) | 4.5 (3.4–5.7) |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.1(10.6–15.6) | 12.2 (8.1–14.2) | 14.2 (11.4–16.9) | 12.1 (8.0–14.2) |
| HCT (%) | 38.8 (29.3–48.1) | 35.6 (24.8–43.1) | 41.7 (32.6–51.5) | 35.8 (23.2–44.3) |
| MCV (fL) | 79 (62–92) | 78 (57–91) | 80 (55–98) | 79 (60–94) |
| PLT (10 3 cells/μl) | 224 (103–386) | 233 (134–439) | 201 (102–307) | 220 (88–439) |
| WBC(10 3 cells/μl) | 5.6 (3.3–8.3) | 5.2 (3.9–10.2) | 5.3 (2.5–7.4) | 5.6 (3.3–9.7) |
| Ne (10 3 cells/μl) | 1.9 (0.8–5.0) | 2.0 (1.1–3.1) | 2.0 (0.8–3.9) | 2.3 (1.3–3.8) |
| Ly (10 3 cells/μl) | 2.2 (1.0–4.2) | 2.2 (1.1–3.1) | 2.2 (1.0–3.5) | 2.2 (1.3–3.8) |
| Mo (10 3 cells/μl) | 0.5 (0.2–0.7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 0.5 (0.2–0.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) |
| Eo (10 3 cells/μl) | 0.4 (0.1–1.8) | 0.4 (0.1–2.2) | 0.5 (0.1–1.7) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) |
| Ba (10 3 cells/μl) | 0.04 (0.02–0.30) | 0.04 (0–0.10) | 0.04 (0.01–0.19) | 0.04 (0–0.20) |
| CD4 (10 3 cells/mm 3 ) | 874 (367–1571) | 934 (465–1553) | 811 (462–1306) | 866 (440–1602) |
| CD8(10 3 cells/mm 3 ) | 468 (196–988) | 505 (195–1068) | 486 (201–1104) | 472 (262–1167) |
| CD4% | 42 (32–56) | 44 (30–56) | 41 (29–54) | 44 (32–55) |
| CD8% | 23.1(12.4–36.4) | 23.5 (17.0–34.8) | 24.6 (14.9–44.0) | 24.3 (17.5–35.0) |
| CD4:CD8 ratio | 1.8 (1.0–3.1) | 1.8 (0.9–3.2) | 1.6 (0.8–2.8) | 1.8 (0.8–2.8) |
| ALT (μ/L) | 20.5 (4.9–42.4) | 17.4 (4.2–65.3) | 22.4 (12.0–80.6) | 18.9 (10.7–61.3) |
| AST (μ/L) | 26.9 (17.0–59.2) | 22.6 (12.0–43.1) | 26.7 (12.5–69.3) | 22.2 (13.5–48.5) |
| T-Bil (μmol/L) | 13.9 (5.7–62.6) | 9.7 (3.7–38.5) | 13.8 (5.3–50.7) | 11.5 (5.8–36.1) |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 66.3 (49.6–103.7) | 64.5 (48.0–87.6) | 83.1 (54.2–137.8) | 70.7 (52.4–96.8) |
| Glu (mmol/L) | 3.8 (2.2–6.6) | 3.8 (2.0–7.0) | 3.7 (2.1–9.0) | 3.8 (2.1–6.0) |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 2.5 (1.7–4.1) | 2.3 (1.2–4.8) | 3.0 (1.8–5.3) | 2.8 (1.4–4.5) |