Manganese, Iron, Lead, and Zinc Levels and Haematological Profile among Welders in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District, Ghana

Table 3

Hematological parameters analysis of participants in the study area.

Parameter	FBC (S.E.M)		Reference ranges	value
	Nonwelders (control)	Welders
WBC (×109/L)	4.85	5.16	3.4–9.2	0.365
LYM (×109/L)	1.55	1.72	1.2–4.4	0.192
MON (×109/L)	0.28	0.34	0.2–1.0	0.027
GRAGRA (×109/L)	3.08	2.93	1.5–5.6	0.585
LYM (%)	31.40	34.24	25.2–57.7	0.090
MON (%)	5.96	6.66	5.3–16.3	0.006
GRA (%)	62.64	59.94	32.0–68.1	0.170
RBC (×1012/L)	5.67	4.99	3.4–5.8	0.381
HGB (g/L)	13.85	14.49	9.8–16.0	0.060
HCT (%)	36.47	37.47	28.9–48.7	0.358
MCV (fL)	75.23	75.57	72–97	0.841
MCH (pg)	28.72	29.23	22.6–33.5	0.384
MCHC (g/dL)	38.14	38.07	30.5–36.2	0.818
RDW-SD (%)	50.83	50.03	11.5–16.7	0.231
PLT (×109/L)	227.00	265.20	89–380	0.001
MPV (fL)	13.13	13.01	7.5–13.5	0.431
PDW (%)	17.06	17.40	12.6–23.0	0.504
PCT (%)	0.29	0.33	0.2–0.25	0.004

WBC: total white blood cell count, LYM (×10⁹/L): lymphocyte count, MON (×10⁹/L): monocyte count, GRA (×10⁹/L): granulocyte count, LYM (%): lymphocyte fraction, MONO (%): monocyte fraction, GRA (%): Granulocyte fraction, RBC: red blood cell count, HGB: hemoglobin concentration, HCT: hematocrit, MCV: mean cell volume, MCH: mean cell hemoglobin, MCHC: mean cell hemoglobin concentration, RDW-SD: red cell distribution width-standard deviation, PLT: platelet count, MPV: mean platelet volume, PDW: platelet distribution width, PCT: plateletcrit; Reference ranges obtained from [25] [24]