Iranian Journal of Pathology

Hematological Reference Values for Healthy Males in the Central Part of Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Amitis Ramezani 1
Mandana Shams 2
Nader Zarinfar 2
Mohammad Banifazl 3
Arezoo Aghakhani 1
Ali Eslamifar 1
Fatemeh- Alsadat Mahdaviani 4
Ghorban Deiri 4
Masoomeh Sofian 2

1 Dept. of Clinical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

2 TPIRC (Tuberculosis and Pediatric Infectious Research Center), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

3 Iranian Society for Support of Patients with Infectious Disease, Tehran, Iran

4 Blood Transfusion Organization Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
 
Background and Objectives: Laboratory reference values are an important tool for clinical management of patients. Reference values being used in most laboratories in Iran have been provided from the established reference values from developed countries. However, several variables can affect on these laboratory parameters. Therefore, this study was carried out to establish the reference values of hematological parameters in the blood donors of central province of Iran as a general population.
Methods: Blood samples of 1100 male blood donors were collected consecutively from Blood Transfusion Organization. Complete blood cell (CBC) count in 2012 and differential was performed using an automated hematology analyzer.
Results: The median and 95% reference values (2.5th-97.5th) for Hb and platelet counts were 15.5 g/dl (14.1-17.7) and 209 ×109 cells/L (151-322) respectively. The median for total WBC count, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte and eosinophil were 6.7 ×109 cells/L (4.3-11.2), %58 (%50-%70), 40% (30-49%), 0% (0-2) and %1 (0-3%), respectively.
Conclusion: The hematological profile of the population in central province of Iran was different from the reports of other countries and also the standards reference ranges described in textbook. So, further nationwide study should be carried out to establish the hematological reference values of the Iranian population as a whole.
 

Keywords

Hematology
Reference Value
Male
Iran
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  • Receive Date 20 April 2013
  • Revise Date 04 September 2014
  • Accept Date 04 September 2014

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