Authors : Manisha Ahire Sardar, Yogita Bhaginath Adhane, Tabita Joy Chettiankandy, Sanpreet Singh Sachdev, Jagdish Vishnu Tupkari
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.005
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 16-21
Introduction: Complete blood count (CBC) has been extensively used by general physicians to assess the status of sick and healthy people. The aim of the present study was to appraise the hematological changes in different blood parameters amongst males and females and also to set a reference range for general population.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 361 patients of age 18-50 years comprising of 163 males (45.2%) and 198 females (54.8%). 20 µl sample of capillary blood was obtained through finger prick and subjected to complete blood count, including a white blood cell (WBC) differential and a reticulocyte count, by means of a fully automatic blood cell counter. The findings were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis.
Results: The mean values of the RBC, Hb, HCT, MCV, MCH between males and females showed statistically highly significant reduction with p < 0>
Conclusion: Blood parameters aid in diagnosis of various disorders and also serve to guide decision making for clinicians. Therefore, periodically establishing reference intervals is crucial for better correlation with health and disease conditions. Our findings would serve to update present available data pertaining to blood parameters, their reference range and gender variation on a regional level.
Keywords: Complete blood count, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Differential WBC count.