Research Article
Complete Blood Count Reference Intervals for Children Aged Less Than 1 to 12 Years in the Northern Region of Ghana
Table 1
CBC reference intervals of Tamale children by sex.
| | Parameters | Unit | Combined RIs of children | Males | Females | value | | Median | Reference values | | Median | Reference values | | Median | Reference values |
| | RBC | 106/μL | 379 | 4.28 | 3.58-5.04 | 196 | 4.33 | 3.58-5.09 | 183 | 4.26 | 3.57-5.03 | 0.3282 | | Hb | g/dL | 376 | 11.10 | 9.40-12.56 | 195 | 11.20 | 9.80-12.60 | 181 | 11.10 | 9.12-12.40 | 0.1426 | | HCT | % | 377 | 35.30 | 29.50-41.41 | 195 | 35.30 | 29.28-41.50 | 182 | 35.4 | 30.16-41.64 | 0.9909 | | MCV | μm3 | 379 | 82.5 | 70.45-92.85 | 194 | 81.85 | 68.85-91.35 | 185 | 83.3 | 73.01-93.87 | 0.0170 | | MCH | pg | 374 | 25.3 | 20.60-29.00 | 190 | 25.4 | 20.19-29.10 | 184 | 25.3 | 20.73-29.0 | 0.9093 | | MCHC | g/dL | 368 | 30 | 28.00-34.00 | 190 | 31 | 28.00-34.00 | 178 | 30 | 28.0-33.81 | 0.0194 | | RDW-CV | % | 368 | 8.4 | 7.30-10.00 | 189 | 8.5 | 7.40-10.00 | 179 | 8.3 | 7.05-10.15 | 0.0693 | | RDW-SD | μm3 | 380 | 47.5 | 38.71-52.68 | 197 | 46.7 | 39.38-52.30 | 183 | 47.5 | 37.96-53.90 | 0.266 | | PLT | 103/μL | 385 | 318 | 121-580 | 199 | 308 | 124-598 | 186 | 327 | 108-572 | 0.0440 | | WBC | 103/μL | 373 | 5.98 | 3.70-8.61 | 193 | 6 | 3.80-8.62 | 180 | 5.83 | 3.51-8.65 | 0.2943 | | LYM# | 103/μL | 379 | 2.42 | 1.13-3.93 | 195 | 2.38 | 1.36-3.91 | 184 | 2.46 | 0.94-3.96 | 0.9596 | | LYM% | % | 381 | 42.33 | 24.97-59.20 | 200 | 41.1 | 26.23-57.40 | 181 | 44.21 | 23.41-62.36 | 0.0296 | | MON# | 103/μL | 372 | 0.43 | 0.19-0.74 | 191 | 0.44 | 0.20-0.74 | 181 | 0.42 | 0.16-0.72 | 0.3214 | | MON% | % | 366 | 7.1 | 3.60-10.99 | 190 | 7.07 | 3.73-10.83 | 176 | 7.27 | 3.50-11.21 | 0.8093 | | NEU# | 103/μL | 370 | 2.65 | 1.28-4.59 | 189 | 2.74 | 1.25-4.24 | 181 | 2.47 | 1.31-4.75 | 0.0965 | | NEU% | % | 384 | 45.74 | 27.46-66.08 | 201 | 47.16 | 30.16-65.66 | 183 | 44.79 | 25.70-66.76 | 0.2687 | | EOS# | 103/μL | 353 | 0.14 | 0.02-0.44 | 177 | 0.13 | 0.03-0.45 | 176 | 0.15 | 0.01-0.45 | 0.3542 | | EOS% | % | 345 | 2.25 | 0.43-6.70 | 174 | 2.1 | 0.51-6.85 | 171 | 2.43 | 0.36-6.65 | 0.5867 | | BAS# | 103/μL | 344 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.03 | 184 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.03 | 160 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.03 | 0.8366 | | BAS% | % | 338 | 0.16 | 0.06-0.40 | 184 | 0.16 | 0.06-0.40 | 154 | 0.16 | 0.06-0.40 | 0.4020 |
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RBC: red blood cells; Hb: haemoglobin; HCT: haematocrit; MCV: mean cell volume; MCH: mean cell haemoglobin; MCHC: mean cell haemoglobin concentration; RDW-CV: red cell distribution width-coefficient of variation; RDW-SD: red cell distribution width-standard deviation; PLT: platelet count; WBC: white blood cells; LYM: lymphocyte; MON: monocyte; NEU: neutrophil; EOS: eosinophil; BAS: basophil; #: absolute.
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