Table 5: values of the complete blood count parameters for men according to provinces

Males

 

 

 

P value

 

 

Disctrict

Tangier-Tetouan (n=3334)

Tetouan (n=1942)

Mdiq-Fnideq (n=1319)

Chefchaouen (n=1335)

 

Hematological parameters

 

Reference interval

 

Reference interval

 

Reference interval

 

Reference interval

Mean

(SD)

Median

2.5-97.5

Percentile

Mean

(SD)

Median

2.5-97.5

Percentile

Mean

(SD)

Median

2.5-97.5

Percentile

Mean

(SD)

Median

2.5-97.5

Percentile

RBCx1012/L

5.13

(0.39)

5.11

4.39-5.95

5.10

(0.40)

5.09

4.33-5.92

5.08

(0.37)

5.07

4.37-5.84

5.15

(0.42)

5.12

4.4-6.1

<0.001 a

HGB (g/dL)

15.02

(1.05)

15

12.9-17

14.97

(1.06)

15

13-17.1

14.93

(0.99)

14.9

13.1-16.9

15.13

(1.06)

15.1

13.2-17.5

<0.001 a

HCT (%)

44.13

(2.93)

44.2

38.5-50

43.89

(3.20)

44

38.1-49.5

43.81

(2.86)

43.8

38.2-49.4

44.43

(3.20)

44.2

38.6-51

<0.001 a

MCV (fL)

86.20

(4.52)

86.5

77.0-94.4

86.27

(4.44)

86.5

77.5-94.4

86.34

(3.87)

86.4

78.1-93.6

86.34

(4.27)

86.5

77.3-94.2

0.949 b

MCH (pg)

29.34

(1.90)

29.6

24.9-32.3

29.45

(1.87)

29.6

25.3-32.5

29.41

(1.65)

29.6

26-32.3

29.45

(1.84)

29.6

25.3-32.3

0.428 b

MCHC (g/dL)

34.02

(1.14)

34.1

31.5-36

34.11

(1.08)

34.2

32-36.2

34.08

(1.09)

34.1

31.9-36.1

34.06

(1.13)

34.1

31.7-36

0.244 b

WBCx109 /L

6.98

(1.68)

6.8

4.1-10.8

7.11

(1.76)

7

3.9-11

7.10

(1.69)

7

4.2-10.7

7.04

(1.78)

6.8

4.1-11

0.020 a

LYMx109/L

2.28

(0.64)

2.2

1.2-3.7

2.36

(0.67)

2.3

1.2-3.9

2.34

(0.67)

2.2

1.3-3.8

2.35

(0.67)

2.3

1.3-3.8

<0.001 a

MONx109 /L

0.65

(0.30)

0.6

0.2-1.2

0.66

(0.31)

0.6

0.2-1.2

0.67

(0.31)

0.7

0.2-1.2

0.68

(0.31)

0.7

0.2-1.2

0.002 a

NEUx109/L

3.94

(1.31)

3.8

1.8-7

3.97

(1.34)

3.8

1.7-6.9

3.99

(1.31)

3.8

1,8-7

3.93

(1.37)

3.8

1.7-6.96

0.486 b

EOSx109/L

0.12

(0.18)

0

0-0.6

0.13

(0.16)

0.09

0-0.5

0.11

(0.17)

0

0-0.6

0.12

(0.18)

0

0-0.6

<0.001 a

BASx109/L

0.007

(0.02)

0

0-0.08

0.005

(0.02)

0

0-0.08

0.004

(0.02)

0

0-0.08

0.006

(0.02)

0

0-0.08

<0.001 a

PLTx109/L

223.62

(51.74)

218

145-339

223.96

(52.5)

218

145-351

222.78

(50.04)

218

147-337

220.58

(49.73)

217

146-331

0.492 b

MPV (fL)

11.47

(1.09)

11.4

9.4-13.7

11.46

(1.11)

11.4

9.4-13.7

11.44

(1.13)

11.4

9.3-13.7

11.60

(1.09)

11.6

9.5-13.8

<0.001 a

SD, standard deviation; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC, white blood cell; LYM,

lymphocytes; MON, monocytes; NEU, neutrophils; EOS, eosinophils; BAS, basophils; PLT, platelets; MPV, mean platelet volume.

Statistical comparison: Chi squared test and Kruskal-Wallis test for nonnormally distributed parameters was done between the four age groups with the Bonferroni method adjustment of p value.  p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

a statistically significant.

b statistically non-significant.