Hematological and Biochemical Markers of Iron Status in a Male, Young, Physically Active Population

Table 1

The reference intervals, confidence intervals, and outliers excluded by Horn’s algorithm for hematological parameters in a male, young, physically active population.

Analyses	Reference interval	90% confidence interval		Subjects (𝑛)	Outliers (𝑛)
	2.5th–97.5th	2.5th	97.5th
WBC (10^9/L)	5.0–10.8	4.9–5.2	10.4–11.7	119	1
Lymph (%)	15.0–48.0	14.0–19.0	43–53	119	1
Lymph (10^9/L)	1.3–3.7	1.2–1.4	3.3–4.1	119	1
Neut (%)	37.0–72.0	33.0- 41.0	67.0–76.0	120	—
Neut (10^9/L)	2.4–7.5	2.3–2.5	6.6–8.0	119	1
Mono (%)	7. 0–13.0	6.5–7.5	13.0–15.0	118	2
Mono (10^9/L)	0.4–1.4	0.3–0.5	1.1–1.5	118	2
Eo (%)	0.9–7.7	0.8–1.2	7.0–7.8	114	6
Eo (10^9/L)	0.05–0.55	0.04–0.08	0.53–0.87	118	2
Baso (%)	0.4–1.8	0.3–0.4	1.5–1.9	117	3
Baso (10^9/L)	0.02–0.11	0.01–0.03	0.11–0.15	120	—
PLT (10^9/L)	141–305	133–153	284–320	120	—
MPV (fL)	9.8–13.4	9.7–10.1	13.0–13.7	120	—
IPF (%)	2.0–10.4	1.7–2.2	9.9–11.8	119	1
RBC (10^12/L)	4.77–5.72	4.74–4.84	5.57–5.77	118	2
Ht (%)	40.6–47.4	39.4–41.0	46.6–48.9	120	—
Hb (g/L)	133–162	132–135	158–163	118	2
MCV (fL)	80.0–89.5	79.5–80.7	88.6–91.2	118	2
MCH (pg)	26–30.0	24–26	30-31	120	—
MCHC (g/L)	32–35	31–32	34–35	119	1
RDW (%)	12.4–14.9	12.4–12.7	14.7–15.2	119	1
RDW-SD (fL)	38–45	37–38	44–46	120	—
RET (%)	0.54–1.33	0.5-0.6	1.2–1.4	120	—
RET (10^9/L)	28–68	24–30	64–75	120	—
IRF (%)	3–14	2.7–3.6	11.5–15.0	119	1
Ret-He (pg)	32.2–39.2	31.6–33.0	38.5–39.4	119	1