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White blood cell counts in healthy Jamaican adults / Conteo de glóbulos blancos en adultos jamaicanos sanos
Urquhart, NE; Capildeo, KD; Sargeant, LA; Wharfe, G; Hisada, M; Hanchard, B.
  • Urquhart, NE; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
  • Capildeo, KD; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
  • Sargeant, LA; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
  • Wharfe, G; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
  • Hisada, M; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
  • Hanchard, B; The University of the West Indies. Tropical Medicine Research Institute. Department of Pathology. Kingston. JM
West Indian med. j ; 57(2): 147-151, Mar. 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-672323
ABSTRACT
The investigation of presumed neutropenia places a burden on the health services, especially those of developing countries, including Jamaica. This may be because the normal ranges used in the laboratory are based on the values generated from the Caucasian population. Previous studies looking at African and Afro-Caribbean groups have found lower counts for these populations compared with Caucasians. To address this issue, 195 healthy adults donating blood at the National Public Health Laboratory and the University Hospital of the West Indies blood banks in Kingston, Jamaica, were screened for complete blood count (CBC) differentials between June 2001 and June 2006. The geometric means for the neutrophil counts were found to be 2.4 x 10(9)/L for men and 2.7 x 10(9)/L for women, with 95% confidence intervals of 2.2-2.8 x 10(9)/L and 2.5-3.1 x 10(9)/L respectively. Values for the Jamaican population were similar to those of other Afro-Caribbean groups. Based on this distribution, 14% of healthy Jamaicans would fall below the normal ranges derived from Caucasians and therefore presumed to have neutropenia. We recommend that the lower reference ranges obtained for Afro-Caribbean adults be adopted for that population.
RESUMEN
La investigación de una neutropenia presunta, representa una carga para los servicios de salud, sobre todo en los países en vías de desarrollo, incluyendo Jamaica. La razón de ello puede estribar en que los rangos normales usados en el laboratorio, se basan en valores generados a partir de la población caucásica. Estudios previos sobre los grupos africanos y afro-caribeños, han hallado conteos más bajos para estas poblaciones, en comparación con las caucásicas. A fin de abordar este problema, 195 adultos sanos que donaron sangre al Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública y a los bancos de sangre del Hospital Universitario de West Indies en Kingston, Jamaica, fueron tamizados en busca de diferenciales en conteos completos de sangre (CCS), entre junio de 2001 y Junio de 2006. Para los conteos de neutrófilos, se halló que las medias geométricas fueron 2.4 x 10(9)/L para los hombres y 2.7 x 10(9)/L para las mujeres, con intervalos de confianza del 95% equivalentes a 2.2-2.8 x 10(9)/L y 2.5-3.1 x 10(9)/L respectivamente. Los valores para la población jamaicana fueron similares a los de otros grupos afro-caribeños. Sobre la base de esta distribución, el 14% de los jamaicanos saludables caerían por debajo de los rangos normales derivados a partir de los caucásicos, y por consiguiente se presumiría que tienen neutropenia. Nosotros recomendamos que los rangos de referencia más bajos obtenidos para los adultos afro-caribeños sean adoptados para esa población.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Leukocyte Count / Neutropenia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: The University of the West Indies/JM

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Leukocyte Count / Neutropenia Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: The University of the West Indies/JM