Research Article
Establishment of Hematological Reference Values among Healthy Adults in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon
Table 4
Calculated hematological (WBC and platelet) reference interval for the screened population.
| | Parameter (unit) | Sex | N | Mean | 95% CI for mean | Median | 95% CI for median | Range | 2.5th–97.5th% | value (gender) |
| | WBC (103/μL) | Combined
Female
Male | 350
139
211 | 5.29
5.47
5.17 | 5.13–5.45
5.18–5.77
4.98–5.36 | 5
5.1
4.9 | 4.9–5.2
4.9–5.5
4.8–5.2 | 1.7–12.6
1.7–12.6
2.6–10.8 | 3–9.42
3.3–10.25
2.86–8.54 | 0.0877 |
| | LYM% (%) | Combined
Female
Male | 350
139
211 | 44.15
43.63
44.53 | 43.24–45.06
42.19–45.07
43.35–45.71 | 43.95
43.55
44.4 | 42.7–44.8
42.1–44.8
42.7–45.5 | 4.5–70.4
14.9–70.4
4.5–64.8 | 27.59–61.66
27.2–62.38
27.89–62.42 | 0.3727 |
| | MID% (%) | Female
Male | 139
211 | 8.33
10.17 | 7.98–8.69
9.75–10.58 | 8.1
9.6 | 7.8–8.4
9-10 | 0.2–16.9
4.3–24.4 | 5.05–13.42
6–17.58 | <0.0001 |
| | GRAN% (%) | Female
Male | 139
211 | 48.03
45.02 | 46.51–49.54
43.94–46.1 | 47.6
45.2 | 46.8–49
43.5–47.3 | 15.7–78.2
13.1–70.2 | 31.02–68.43
29.09–59.31 | 0.0034 |
| | LYM# (103/μL) | Combined
Female
Male | 350
139
211 | 2.35
2.39
2.32 | 2.26–2.43
2.24–2.54
2.21–2.42 | 2.2
2.2
2.1 | 2.1–2.3
2.1–2.3
2.1-2.2 | 0.5–5.6
0.5–5.5
0.9–5.6 | 1.2–4.7
1.04–4.86
1.2–4.48 | 0.4327 |
| | MID# (103/μL) | Female
Male | 139
211 | 0.46
0.52 | 0.43–0.5
0.49–0.55 | 0.4
0.5 | 0.4-0.4
0.4-0.5 | 0.2–1.4
0.2–1.3 | 0.2–1.3
0.2–1.07 | 0.0007 |
| | GRAN# (103/μL) | Female
Male | 139
211 | 2.6
2.33 | 2.45–2.76
2.23–2.43 | 2.4
2.2 | 2.3–2.5
2.1–2.3 | 0.7–5.8
1.8–5.1 | 1.2–5.2
1.2–4.37 | 0.0034 |
| | PLT (103/μL) | Combined
Female
Male | 139
211 | 294
222.8 | 274.8–313.2
214.8–230.9 | 281
224 | 263–307
217–231 | 64–870
29–453 | 102–656
104.4–338.8 | <0.0001 |
| | MPV (fL) | Combined
Female
Male | 139
211 | 10.99
11.98 | 10.67–11.32
11.65–12.31 | 11
12.5 | 10.6–11.8
12.2–12.6 | 7.7–15.6
7.8–36.6 | 8.1–14.75
8.33–14.1 | <0.0001 |
| | PDW (fL) | Combined
Female
Male | 350
139
211 | 12.78
12.59
12.91 | 12.56–13.01
12.2–12.99
12.64–13.18 | 12.6
12.2
12.9 | 12.2–13.3
11.8–14
12.2–13.3 | 6.8–23
8.2–23
6.8–18.3 | 8.91–16.81
8.6–16.95
9.09–16.99 | 0.0623 |
| | PCT% (%) | Female
Male | 139
211 | 0.31
0.27 | 0.29–0.33
0.24–0.31 | 0.29
0.26 | 0.27–0.31
0.25–0.28 | 0.09–0.93
0.02–3.6 | 0.11–0.75
0.11–0.39 | <0.0001 |
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Sources: compiled by authors. Significant values. |
