Table 2. Lymphocyte ranges for blood bank donors in Kampala, Uganda.
Female (n = 143) | Male (n = 520) | Combined (n = 663) | |||||||
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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.