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. 2016 Jan 5;11(1):e0146196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146196

Table 2. Lymphocyte ranges for blood bank donors in Kampala, Uganda.

Female (n = 143) Male (n = 520) Combined (n = 663)
Test Median Mean (StDev) 2.5–97.5% Range Median Mean (StDev) 2.5–97.5% Range Median Mean (StDev) 2.5–97.5% Range
CD3, %**** 72 72 (5.6) 60.2–82 69 69 (7.5) 52–82 70 69 (7.3) 53–82
CD4, %**** 43 43 (6.5) 32–55 40 40 (6.6) 28–54 41 41 (6.7) 28–54
CD8, % 24 25 (5.8) 14–36 25 25 (5.9) 15–38 25 25 (5.9) 15–37
NK, %**** 11 12 (4.4) 4–21 14 15 (7.2) 5–33 13 14 (6.8) 5–32
B, % 14 15 (3.4) 9–23 14.5 15 (4.5) 7–24 14 15 (4.4) 7–24
CD3, cells/μl**** 1747 1780 (554) 924–3160 1506 1569 (537) 786–2681 1535 1615 (547) 806–2955
CD4, cells/μl**** 1010 1062 (368) 463–2217 877 913 (335) 429–1558 899 945 (348) 430–1759
CD8, cells/μl* 579 616 (246) 255–1276 541.5 578 (282) 243–1100 549 586 (275) 248–1147
NK, cells/μl* 263 283 (133) 91–638 291 342 (204) 86–897 284 329 (193) 87–860
B, cells/μl** 362 378 (142) 141–747 315.5 344 (155) 130–716 326 351 (153) 133–724
CD4/CD8 ratio** 1.7 1.9 (0.7) 0.9–3.6 1.6 1.7 (1.3) 0.8–3 1.6 1.8 (1.2) 0.9–3.2

Females significantly different from males,

*p<0.05,

**p<0.01,

****p<0.0001.