Haematological reference values for healthy adults in Port Harcourt; Nigeria
port harcourt med. J
;
1(1): 25-28, 2006.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Published reports of the basic haematological parameters of apparently healthy subjects in Port Harcourt; Nigeria are relatively scanty. This has resulted in an apparent unavailability of laboratory reference values for haematological parameters for the population.Aim:
To determine the reference values of some basic haematological parameters in apparently healthy adult subjects in Port Harcourt; Nigeria.Methods:
Two hundred and fifty apparently healthy adults consisting of 150 males and 100 females; aged between 15 and 55 years; residing in Port Harcourt were randomly selected via a cross sectional prospective study. The following haematological parameters were determined by the indicatedmethods:
haematocrit (Hct) was determined using Hawksley micro-capillary centrifugation; haemoglobin concentration (Hbc) was determined using the cyanmethaemoglobin method; red blood cell count and white blood cell count were both determined manually using the improved Neubauer counting chamber; mean corpuscular volume (MCV); mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were calculated from the appropriate haematological parameters; erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was determined using the Westergren method.Results:
The reference values; modes and ranges of all haematological parameters determined are presented. The mean values of haematocrit; haemoglobin concentration; red blood cell count; white blood cell count; mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) were found to be significantly higher in male subjects; while the mean values of mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and ESR were found to be significantly higher in female subjects (p 0.05).Conclusion:
The present study reports reference values of basic haematological parameters for healthy adult residents of Port Harcourt; Nigeria. Significant gender variations possibly exist in the basic haematological parameters of the population under investigation
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Hemoglobins
/
Erythrocyte Indices
/
Hematology
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Port harcourt med. J
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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