Table 2. Manual blood cell counting and leukocyte difference count of normal tree shrew.
| Hematologic Analyte | Age Group | Gender Merger (n=120) |
P (Age Group) |
Male (n=60) | Female (n=60) |
P (Gender) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (Median) | RI | Mean ± SD (Median) | RI | Mean ± SD (Median) | RI | ||||
| RBC (×1012/L) | Child | 8.23 ± 0.49 (8.43) | 8.05–8.41 | 0.786 | 8.26 ± 0.62 (8.44) | 7.93–8.61 | 8.20 ± 0.36 (8.25) | 8.01–8.36 | 0.452 |
| Young | 8.08 ± 1.06 (8.12) | 7.69–8.47 | 7.95 ± 1.23 (8.24) | 7.27–8.63 | 8.20 ± 0.89 (8.18) | 7.72–8.68 | 0.627 | ||
| Adult | 8.29 ± 0.60 (8.31) | 8.07–8.51 | 8.32 ± 0.56 (8.33) | 8.00–8.63 | 8.27 ± 0.65 (8.37) | 7.92–8.61 | 0.247 | ||
| WBC (×109/L) | Child | 1.84 ± 0.64 (1.80) | 1.61–2.07 | <0.001* | 1.51 ± 0.74 (1.75) | 1.10–1.92 | 2.16 ± 0.52 (1.91) | 1.88–2.44 | 0.016* |
| Young | 2.28 ± 0.57 (2.25) | 2.08–2.49 | 2.44 ± 0.67 (2.25) | 2.07–2.80 | 2.14 ± 0.44 (2.18) | 1.91–2.38 | 0.271 | ||
| Adult | 2.47 ± 0.53 (2.48) | 2.27–2.66 | 2.53 ± 0.62 (2.48) | 2.18–2.87 | 2.41 ± 0.45 (2.43) | 2.17–2.65 | 0.652 | ||
| Neutrophil% (%) | Child | 36.93 ± 7.22 (37.26) | 31.15–42.26 | 0.032* | 33.82 ± 6.97 (35.21) | 30.36–40.68 | 39.32 ± 7.47 (39.31) | 33.48–44.01 | 0.021* |
| Young | 40.08 ± 6.48 (41.43) | 33.65–46.83 | 39.14 ± 6.22 (39.14) | 33.06–45.21 | 41.23 ± 6.83 (43.72) | 34.71–47.94 | 0.875 | ||
| Adult | 43.47 ± 4.72 (42.58) | 38.79–47.11 | 42.71 ± 5.04 (44.53) | 39.08–46.37 | 44.02 ± 4.13 (40.63) | 30.76–47.69 | 0.382 | ||
| Lymphocyte% (%) | Child | 51.63 ± 8.26 (51.63) | 44.36–58.87 | 0.018* | 52.14 ± 8.16 (51.76) | 46.74–59.20 | 50.46 ± 7.93 (51.50) | 43.63–57.52 | 0.517 |
| Young | 49.19 ± 6.58 (48.33) | 43.60–55.73 | 46.57 ± 4.32 (44.31) | 43.34–50.69 | 52.72 ± 8.19 (52.53) | 45.35–58.43 | 0.03* | ||
| Adult | 45.05 ± 6.32 (46.37) | 41.01–50.55 | 47.04 ± 5.84 (48.72) | 43.75–51.81 | 44.02 ± 6.95 (44.02) | 39.48–48.57 | 0.243 | ||
| Eosinophil% (%) | Child | 3.25 ± 0.27 (3.49) | 3.08–3.34 | 0.278 | 3.04 ± 0.23 (3.11) | 2.94–3.31 | 3.42 ± 0.29 (3.87) | 3.16–3.58 | 0.124 |
| Young | 2.21 ± 0.48 (2.21) | 1.98–2.45 | 2.44 ± 0.37 (2.44) | 2.15–2.73 | 2.01 ± 0.57 (1.98) | 1.74–2.42 | 0.269 | ||
| Adult | 3.82 ± 0.21 (3.74) | 3.66–3.93 | 3.58 ± 0.26 (3.46) | 3.31–3.73 | 3.96 ± 0.18 (4.02) | 3.83–4.01 | 0.745 | ||
| Basophil% (%) | Child | 0.43 ± 0.13 (0.46) | 0.39–0.51 | 0.475 | 0.32 ± 0.08 (0.42) | 0.27–0.35 | 0.44 ± 0.14 (0.44) | 0.35–0.52 | 0.533 |
| Young | 0.34 ± 0.07 (0.41) | 0.29–0.35 | 0.29 ± 0.09 (0.34) | 0.23–0.34 | 0.38 ± 0.06 (0.48) | 0.33–0.42 | 0.378 | ||
| Adult | 0.14 ± 0.15 (0.12) | 0.18–0.22 | 0.17 ± 0.12 (0.13) | 0.09–0.21 | 0.12 ± 0.17 (0.11) | 0.08–0.24 | 0.492 | ||
| Monocyte% (%) | Child | 9.25 ± 2.33 (9.34) | 8.15–10.77 | 0.134 | 11.34 ± 3.27 (11.49) | 9.14–14.36 | 7.62 ± 1.58 (7.19) | 6.24–9.03 | 0.014* |
| Young | 8.63 ± 1.89 (8.57) | 7.84–10.63 | 9.04 ± 1.93 (8.41) | 8.02–10.74 | 8.30 ± 1.74 (8.73) | 7.25–9.83 | 0.542 | ||
| Adult | 8.15 ± 1.53 (8.15) | 6.99–9.32 | 7.60 ± 1.26 (7.47) | 6.51–8.89 | 8.56 ± 1.87 (8.83) | 7.60–9.82 | 0.697 | ||
*P<0.05: considered to be significantly different. Reference interval (RI) was calculated using the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles. a) RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell. b) The number of each age group=40.