From: Population based haematology reference ranges for old people in rural South-West Uganda
Parameter (analyte) | Current study Uganda (age 50+) | Hale et al. [26] (USA) 65+ | Yip et al. [16] (USA) 65+ | Tsang et al. [17] (Australia) 49+ | Woo et al. [27] (China) 60+ |
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Mean age (range) | 63.5 (50–94) |  |  |  |  |
% Female | 60.3 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Comorbidities excluded | Malaria, HIV, Hookworm | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Study design | Cross sectional | Cross sectional | Cross sectional | Cross sectional | Cross sectional |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |||||
 All | 13.6 (10.9–15.8) |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 14.2 (10.6–16.4) | −(14–18) | 14.9 (12.6–17.4) | 15.6 (13.1–17.5) | 12.1–16.5 |
 Female | 13.3 (11–15) | −(12–16) | 13.8 (11.7–16.1) | 14.3 (12.2–16.1) | 10.7–15 |
Haematocrit (%) | |||||
 All | 40.6 (32.5–47.3) |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 42.2 (32.4–49.1) | −(42–52) | 44 (37–51) | 46 (39–51) | 36–49 |
 Female | 39.8 (32.7–45.4) | −(37–47) | 40.8 (35–47) | 42 (36–47) | 32–45 |
Erythrocytes (10/L) | |||||
 All | 4.63 (3.6–5.6) |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 4.7 (3.6–5.7) | −(4.7–6.1) | 4.82 (3.8–5.8) | 5.06 (4.2–5.9) | 4.0–5.7 |
 Female | 4.6 (3.7–5.4) | −(4.2–5.4) | 4.5 (3.8–5.2) | 4.7 (4–5.4) | 3.8–5.4 |
Platelets (109/L) | |||||
 All | 220 (77–353) |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 207 (60–336) |  |  | 240 (153–382) | 95–224 |
 Female | 229 (98–359) |  |  | 269 (163–414) | 93–267 |
WBC (×1000) | |||||
 All | 4.8 (3–7.7) | −(4.8–10.8) |  |  |  |
 Male | 4.9 (3.2–7.8) |  |  | 6.4 (3.9–9.5) | 4.6–10.5 |
 Female | 4.8 (3–7.2) |  |  | 6.1 (3.6–9.4) | 4.5–11.5 |
MCV (Fl) | |||||
 All | 87 (75–99) |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 89 (73–102) | −(80–94) | 91 (81–103) | 90 (80–99) | 71–96 |
 Female | 87 (76–97) | −(81–99) | 90 (81–102) | 90 (80–97) | 70–96 |
Neutrophils (×109/L) | 2.05 (1.05–3.8) |  |  |  |  |
Neutrophils (%) | 43 (27.2–60.3) |  |  |  |  |
Lymphocytes (×109/l) | 2.09 (1.2–3.5) |  |  |  |  |
Lymphocytes (%) | 43.9 (28.6–59.8) |  |  |  |  |
Monocytes (×109/L) | 0.31 (0.17–0.57) |  |  |  |  |
Monocytes (%) | 6.5 (4.1–10.7) |  |  |  |  |
Eosinophils (×109/L) | 0.15 (0.05–0.81) |  |  |  |  |
Eosinophils (%) | 3.2 (1–15.3) |  |  |  |  |
Basophils (×109/L) | 0.04 (0.02–0.08) |  |  |  |  |
Basophils (%) | 1 (0–2) |  |  |  |  |