Table 2 Haematology reference ranges [median (95th-percentile)] derived from older people in rural Uganda

Hemoglobin (g/dL)^a

13.6 (10.9–15.8)

14.2 (10.6–16.4)

13.3 (11.0–15.0)

Haematocrit (%)^a

40.6 (32.5–47.3)

42.2 (32.4–49.1)

39.8 (32.7–45.4)

Erythrocytes (10/L)^a

4.63 (3.60–5.60)

4.7 (3.6–5.7)

4.6 (3.7–5.4)

Platelets (10⁹/L)^a

220 (77–353)

207 (60–336)

229 (98–359)

WBC (×1000)

4.8 (3.0–7.7)

4.9 (3.2–7.8)

4.8 (3.0–7.2)

MCH (pg)

29.4 (25.0–33.4)

30.0 (24.7–34.2)

29.1 (25.0–32.6)

MCV (fL)

87 (75–99)

89 (73–102)

87 (76–97)

MCHC (g/L)

33.4 (32.0–35.2)

33.5 (32.0–35.2)

33.4 (32.1–35.2)

Neutrophils (no 10⁹/L)

2.05 (1.05–3.78)

2.04 (1.05–4.40)

2.05 (1.05–3.60)

Neutrophils (%)^a

43.0 (27.2–60.3)

42.5 (26.0–62.4)

43.5 (28.1–58.5)

Lymphocytes (no 10⁹/L)

2.09 (1.15–3.51)

2.05 (1.20–3.70)

2.1 (1.1–3.4)

Lymphocytes (%)

43.9 (28.6–59.8)

43.6 (27.9–60.8)

44.2 (29.4–59.3)

Monocytes (no 10⁹/L)

0.31 (0.17–0.57)

0.33 (0.18–0.59)

0.30 (0.17–0.55)

Monocytes (%)

6.5 (4.1–10.7)

6.9 (4.3–12.1)

6.3 (3.9–10.2)

Eosinophils (no 10⁹/L)

0.15 (0.50–0.81)

0.16 (0.04–0.82)

0.14 (0.05–0.75)

Eosinophils (%)

3.2 (1–15.3)

3.4 (1.0–15.9)

3.0 (1.1–14.5)

Basophils (no 10⁹/L

0.04 (0.02–0.08)

0.04 (0.02–0.08)

0.04 (0.02–0.08)

Basophils (%)

1.0

1.0

1.0