Table 3.

Immuno-hematological parameters’ comparison with other studies in Africa.

Study	WBC (10^9/liter)		RBC 10^12/liter		Hemoglobin (g/dl)		Neutrophil (%)		Platelet(10^9/liter)		Lymphocyte (%)
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Our Study	5.2	4.7	5.1	4.7	14.5	12.8	44	48	259	291	2.1*	2.2*
N=213	(3.07–11.1)	(3.8–12.5)	(4.1–6.2)	(3.9–5.7)	(12.4–17.6)	(12.0–14.9)	(26–66)	(26–67)	(133–460)	(151–460)	(1.2–3.8)	(1.2–7.4)
(18–59) years
Burkina (7)
N=186	5.1	5.2	4.7	4.2	13.5	12	43	46	217	252	2.1	2.2*
(18–78 years	(3.2–9.2)	(3.4–7.4)	(11.3–15.6)	(3.5–4.9)	(11.3–15.6	(9.813.5)	(27–64)	(30–62)	(127–365)	(159–356)	(1.3–4.0)*	(1.4–3.2)
Togo (8)	4.1	4.2	5	4.5	15.1	13	1.6*	1.6*	236	247	2.1*	2.2*
N=1379	(1.9–10.1)	(2.2–7.8)	(3.3–6.4)	(3.1–6.0)	(10–18.4)	(10.3–17.1)	(0.5–5.4)	(0.5–4.4)	(120–443)	(150–436)	(1.1–4.3)	(1.2–4.3)
(15–58) years
Nigeria (9)	4.4	4.5	5.2	4.56	14.3	12.8	53	51	213	236	40	41
N=383	(4.3–4.6)	(4.4–4.8)	(5.1–5.3)	(5.5–5.3)	(14.0–14.4)	(12.4–13.1)	(52.6–55.2)	(49.1–52.3)	(206.8–226.8)	(229.3–251.2)	(37.4–40.2)	(39.0–42.1)
(18–65) years
Ethiopia (11) N=485**	5.9	5.9	5	4.5	16.1	14.4			203	193	1801*	1701*
(15–45) years	(3.0 ± 9.8)	(3.0 ± 12.2)	(4.3 ± 5.9)	(3.7 ± 5.2)	(13.9 ± 18.3)	(12.2± 16.6)	NA	NA	(97 ± 324)	(98 ± 352)	(956 ± 3474)	(1098 ± 3487)
Mozambique (15)	4.6	5.6	5.1	4.2	14.1	11.2	52.5	57.1	231.1	269	1.8*	1.9*
N=257	(2.9–7.7)	(3.2–9.1)	(2.7–6.1)	(2.3–5.0)	(12.3–16.4)	(7.0–13.1)	(34.4–70.8)	(37.0–76.7)	(116.2–392.1)	(128.8–503)	(1.1–3.3)	(1.0–3.1)
(18–24) years
Tanzania (12)	4.4	4.8	5.2	4.6	15.4	13.5	47.5	48.4	224	271	1.8*	1.9*
N=301	(2.8–7.9)	(3.2–8.0)	(4.4–6.3)	(3.8–5.5)	(13.7–17.7)	(11.1–15.7)	(31.7–69.3)	(32.5–71.3)	(147–356)	(151–425)	(1.1–2.8)	(1.1–3.1)
(19–48) years
Uganda (2)			4.9	4.5	14.1	12.5			171	198
N=845	NA	NA	(3.8–6.0)	(3.7–5.3)	(11.1–16.8)	(10.1–14.3)	NA	NA	(80–288)	(100–297)	NA	NA
>24 years