J Hematol

Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 1, March 2017, pages 6-11

Reference Value Profile for Healthy Individuals From the Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

Figures

Figure 1. Hematological parameters with significant variation between male and female. PCV: packed cell volume; Hb: hemoglobin; RBC: red blood cell; 1: male; 2: female.

Figure 2. Hematological parameters which do not show significant variation between male and female. WBC: white blood cell; MCV: mean cell volume; 1: male; 2: female.

Tables

**Table 1.** Hematological Reference Value Profile for Normal Adults of Aljouf Region Expressed as a Mean ± SD (95% Range)
SD: standard deviation. Statistical significance is shown in superscript parenthesis and determined by comparison of male group with female indices. ^aP < 0.01. ^bP > 0.05.
Hemoglobin concentration, g/dL
Male	15.2 ± 2.3^a
Female	13.7 ± 1.8
Red blood cell count, × 10⁶/mm³
Male	4.8 ± 0.4^a
Female	4.1 ± 0.5
Hematocrit (Hct) packed cell volume (PCV)
Male	0.43 ± 0.03^a
Female	0.39 ± 0.05
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), fL
Male	83.8 ± 5.6^b
Female	84.1 ± 5.7
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), pg
Male	29.8 ± 2.0^b
Female	28.9 ± 2.6
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), g/dL
Male	36.3 ± 0.4^b
Female	35.9 ± 1.8
Red cell distribution width (RDW), %
Male	13.2 ± 0.8^b
Female	12.9 ± 0.7
Platelet count (Plt), × 10³/mm³
Male	252.1 ± 84.9^a
Female	294.7 ± 114.9
White blood cell count (WBC), × 10³/mm³
Male	6.2 ± 2.4^b
Female	6.5 ± 2.6
Differential white blood cell count
Neutrophils, %	58.2 ± 14.2^b
	59.1 ± 13.4
Lymphocytes, %	33.7 ± 10.7^b
	34.7 ± 11.2
Monocytes, %	7.2 ± 2.6^b
	7.7 ± 2.4^b
Eosinophils, %	3.3 ± 2.2^b
	3.1 ± 1.9
Basophils, %	0.5 ± 0.49^b
	0.6 ± 0.46

**Table 2.** Clinical Chemistry Parameters for Normal Adults of Aljouf Region Expressed as a Mean ± SD (95% Range)
Parameter	AST (µ/L)	ALT (µ/L)	T. chol (mmol/L)	Trig (mmol/L)	Urea (mg/dL)	Creatinine (mg/dL)
AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; T. chol: total cholesterol; Trig: triglyceride.
Mean ± SD	28.1 ± 14	26.4 ± 12.8	133.2 ± 38.7	92.8 ± 39.4	19 ± 7	0.9 ± 0.5
Reference range	16.0 - 44.4	13.2 - 42.5	173 - 63	45 - 134	12 - 26	0.4 - 1.4