Research Article
Complete Blood Count Reference Intervals for Children Aged Less Than 1 to 12 Years in the Northern Region of Ghana
Table 2
CBC reference intervals of Tamale children by age group.
| | Parameters | Unit | <1-5 years | 6-12 years | value | | Median | Reference values | 90% CI | | Median | Reference values | 90% CI† |
| | RBC | 106/μL | 112 | 4.32 | 3.60-4.91 | 3.54-3.76; 4.83-5.21 | 267 | 4.27 | 3.57-5.11 | 3.41-3.64; 4.95-5.20 | 0.5227 | | Hb | g/dL | 114 | 11.00 | 8.89-12.40 | 8.80-9.40; 12.20-12.60 | 262 | 11.20 | 9.70-12.60 | 9.30-9.80; 12.40-12.60 | 0.0341 | | HCT | % | 115 | 35.7 | 30.18-40.67 | 29.20-31.32; 40.39-41.70 | 262 | 35.20 | 29.36-41.67 | 28.55-30.10; 40.46-42.25 | 0.0715 | | MCV | μm3 | 117 | 83.1 | 69.39-95.02 | 67.30-73.55; 90.43-96.3 | 262 | 81.85 | 70.49-92.83 | 68.70-72.20; 91.75-93.85 | 0.4480 | | MCH | pg | 113 | 24.6 | 20.23-29.00 | 19.2-21.09; 28.11-29.0 | 261 | 25.6 | 20.60-29.10 | 19.80-21.34; 28.7-29.90 | 0.0007 | | MCHC | g/dL | 102 | 30 | 28.00-33.30 | 27.5-28.74; 32.04-34.1 | 266 | 31 | 28.00-34.00 | 27.17-28.0; 34.00-34.10 | 0.0001 | | RDW-CV | % | 112 | 8.3 | 7.28-10.25 | 7.0-7.4; 9.6-10.5 | 256 | 8.4 | 7.30-10.00 | 7.0-7.40; 9.80-10.26 | 0.9592 | | RDW-SD | μm3 | 112 | 46.7 | 37.60-54.04 | 37.6-38.76; 50.83-54.7 | 268 | 47.5 | 39.26-52.52 | 38.20-40.27; 52.3-53.90 | 0.3394 | | PLT | 103/μL | 118 | 356 | 117 – 605 | 101-195; 574-626 | 267 | 300 | 123-565 | 104-148; 493-584 | <0.0001 | | WBC | 103/μL | 109 | 6 | 3.88-8.60 | 3.4-4.14; 8.04-8.7 | 264 | 5.94 | 3.66-8.74 | 3.21-3.85; 8.4-9.04 | 0.9701 | | LYM# | 103/μL | 114 | 2.38 | 0.85-3.99 | 0.55-1.15; 3.91-4.27 | 265 | 2.45 | 1.22-3.86 | 1.08-1.39; 3.70-4.12 | 0.6171 | | LYM% | % | 114 | 42.34 | 21.25-63.80 | 19.02-24.87; 58.80-66.29 | 267 | 42.26 | 26.44-57.93 | 25.09-27.19; 57.20-60.24 | 0.2493 | | MON# | 103/μL | 115 | 0.44 | 0.18-0.74 | 0.09-0.21; 0.69-0.8 | 257 | 0.43 | 0.19-0.73 | 0.14-0.22; 0.68-0.78 | 0.5967 | | MON% | % | 111 | 7.07 | 3.26-10.89 | 2.9-3.58; 10.41-11.67 | 255 | 7.1 | 3.77-11.05 | 3.36-4.27; 10.81-11.41 | 0.4302 | | NEU# | 103/μL | 110 | 2.65 | 1.20-4.74 | 0.41-1.52; 4.25-4.87 | 260 | 2.64 | 1.29-4.48 | 1.10-1.36; 4.19-4.75 | 0.7046 | | NEU% | % | 114 | 47.61 | 26.60-67.90 | 19.44-29.43; 64.01-69.68 | 270 | 45.09 | 29.04-64.91 | 24.34-31.23; 63.05-69.12 | 0.2714 | | EOS# | 103/μL | 111 | 0.13 | 0.01-0.44 | 0.01-0.02; 0.40-0.45 | 242 | 0.14 | 0.02-0.46 | 0.01-0.04; 0.41-0.47 | 0.5453 | | EOS% | % | 108 | 2.11 | 0.18-6.77 | 0.13-0.53; 5.88-7.15 | 237 | 2.32 | 0.56-6.70 | 0.23-0.68; 6.53-7.26 | 0.3273 | | BAS# | 103/μL | 100 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.03 | 0-0; 0.03-0.03 | 244 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.03 | 0.00-0.00; 0.02-0.03 | 0.0386 | | BAS% | % | 98 | 0.16 | 0.06-0.42 | 0.04-0.06; 0.36-0.42 | 240 | 0.16 | 0.06-0.38 | 0.06-0.06; 0.35-0.4 | 0.8249 |
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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; CI†: confidence interval values for lower and upper limits.
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