Haematological values from a Gambian cohort - possible reference range for a West African population
| Autor: | Simon Donkor, David Jeffries, Richard A. Adegbola, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Hannah B. Ibanga, Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa, G. Bah, Tumani Corrah, Philip C. Hill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Erythrocyte Indices Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Clinical Biochemistry Population Black People Physiology Reference range Malnutrition in children Leukocyte Count Thinness Reference Values Humans Medicine Child education Mean corpuscular volume education.field_of_study Hematologic Tests medicine.diagnostic_test Platelet Count Wasting Syndrome business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Infant Hematology General Medicine Anthropometry medicine.disease Obesity Africa Western Child Preschool Cohort Female Gambia Underweight medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 31:615-622 |
| ISSN: | 1751-553X 1751-5521 |
| Popis: | Summary The objective of this study was to establish haematological reference ranges for the West African subregion using a Gambian cohort. We analysed full blood counts from 1279 subjects aged ≥1 year. Anthropometric and body composition measurements were performed. Haematological mean values, medians and 90% reference values were calculated and related to malnutrition in children and thinness and/or obesity in adults. Haemoglobin (Hb) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) significantly increased with age (P |
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