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Table 3 Haematology reference ranges median [(95th-percentile)] comparing those above and below 65 years

From: Population based haematology reference ranges for old people in rural South-West Uganda

Analyte

Male

Female

≤65 years

N = 207

>65 years

N = 151

≤65 years

N = 321

>65 years

N = 224

Hemoglobin (g/dL)a

14.5 (11.7–16.6)

13.6 (9.7–15.5)

13.4 (11.1–15)

13.2 (10.8–15)

Hematocrit (%)a

43.2 (35–49.9)

40.9 (29.6–48.1)

40 (33–45.5)

39.6 (32–45)

Erythrocytes (10/L)a

4.8 (3.6–5.8)

4.63 (3.5–5.8)

4.61 (3.8–5.5)

4.6 (3.6–5.3)

Platelets (10/L)a

220 (55–337)

201 (73–334)

222 (105–363)

235 (78–359)

WBC (10/L)

5 (3.3–7.8)

4.8 (2.9–8)

4.8 (3–7)

4.8 (3–7)

MCH (pg)

30.4 (26.1–34.2)

29.5 (23.2–33.8)

29 (24.7–32.6)

29.2 (25.6–32.7)

MCV (fl)

90 (77–102)

88 (71–100)

87 (75–99)

87 (77–97)

MCHC (g/L)

33.6 (32.2–35.4)

33.4 (31.4–35)

33.4 (32.1–35.2)

33.3 (32.1–35.3)

Neutrophils (10/L)

2.03 (1.06–4.6)

2.01 (1.03–3.8)

2.02 (1.08–3.5)

2.1 (1.04–4.1)

Neutrophils (%)

42.7 (25.8–62.2)

41.9 (27.1–63.1)

42.8 (29.5–58.2)

43.6 (27.4–59.9)

Lymphocytes (10/L)

2.13 (1.22–3.63)

1.96 (1.1–3.87)

2.11 (1.2–3.36)

2.09 (1.08–3.48)

Lymphocytes (%)

43.7 (27.8–61.2)

43.5 (27.9–60.1)

44.4 (29.8–58.8)

43.5 (28.8–68.8)

Monocytes (10/L)

0.33 (0.18–0.57)

0.33 (0.19–0.67)

0.29 (0.17–0.54)

0.31 (0.17–0.57)

Monocytes (%)

6.7 (4.3–12.1)

7 (4.5–12.2)

6.2 (3.9–10.3)

6.4 (4–10.2)

Eosinophils (10/L)

0.16 (0.5–0.8)

0.16 (0.04–0.88)

0.14 (.04–0.67)

0.13 (0.05–1.06)

Eosinophils (%)

3.4 (1–15.9)

3.4 (90.9–12.6)

3.1 (1–12.1)

2.9 (1.1–16.2)

Basophils (10/L)

0.04 (0.2–0.08)

0.03 (0.01–0.08)

0.04 (0.02–0.07)

0.04 (0.02–0.09)

Basophils (%)

1

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1

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  1. a Analytes significantly different in those aged 65 years and above and those below 65 years