Table 2.
Normal values established in a control population for each age category for the three ektacytometry derived parameters (DImax, Omin and Hyper points) (n = 90 normal controls).
| EI max |
O min |
O hyper |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newborns–<7 days | >7 days–6 months | >6 months–1 year | >1 year | Newborns–<7 days | >7 days–6 months | >6 month–1 year | >1 year | Newborn–<7 days | >7 days–6 months | >6 months–1 year | >1 year | |
| M | 0.498 | 0.504 | 0.51 | 0.513 | 124 | 125 | 130 | 140 | 362 | 368 | 375 | 378 |
| S | 0.015 | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.013 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| CV % | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Maxi | 0.519 | 0.504 | 0.525 | 0.543 | 142 | 125 | 146 | 158 | 383 | 368 | 395 | 411 |
| Mini | 0.470 | 0.484 | 0.494 | 0.489 | 111 | 93 | 118 | 119 | 333 | 336 | 355 | 346 |
| M + 2S | 0.529 | 0.528 | 0.490 | 0.538 | 141 | 146 | 145 | 155 | 386 | 396 | 399 | 402 |
| M − 2S | 0.468 | 0.479 | 0.490 | 0.487 | 108 | 104 | 115 | 126 | 338 | 340 | 352 | 354 |
M: mean; S: standard deviation.