Table 2 Result of Harris and Boyd test, which was performed to see the need for partitioning of Reference interval based on sex
Parameters | P value | Harris and Boyd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z* | Z† | Decision | ||
WBC (×109/l) | 0.3779 | 3 | 0.4 | No separate RI |
Neutrophil (%) | 0.7239 | 3 | 0.6 | No separate RI |
Neutrophils absolute (×109/l) | 0.6331 | 3 | 0.01 | No separate RI |
Lymphocyte (%) | 0.6750 | 3 | 0.5 | No separate RI |
Lymphocytes absolute (×109/l) | 0.1705 | 3 | 0.9 | No separate RI |
Mixed (%) | 0.5375 | 3 | 0.5 | No separate RI |
Mixed absolute (×109/l) | 0.2784 | 3 | 0.5 | No separate RI |
Platelet (×109/l) | 0.0223 | 3 | 2.3 | No separate RI |
RBC (×1012/l) | 0.0016 | 3 | 3.4 | Separate RI |
Hgb (g/dl) | <0.0001 | 3 | 5.6 | Separate RI |
PCV (%) | 0.0033 | 3 | 3.4 | Separate RI |
MCH (pg) | 0.0016 | 3 | 3.1 | Separate RI |
MCHC (g/dl) | <0.0001 | 3 | 5.0 | Separate RI |
MCV (fl) | 0.2929 | 3 | 0.3 | No separate RI |
RDW | 0.9577 | 3 | 0.6 | No separate RI |
ESR (mm/h) | 0.3283 | 3 | 0.9 | No separate RI |