title: Haematological reference values for the Basotho.
abstract: Haematological reference values for a defined population of healthy adult Basotho are presented, with appropriate statistical treatment of the data. The well-documented apparent neutropenia in Blacks was observed, as well as the apparent sex difference as regards lymphocytes. The importance of adequate health criteria is stressed, 42% of apparently normal females having low serum ferritin levels. This could lead to an error of 1 g/dl in the haemoglobin level at the lower limit of the reference value. Only 34% of the apparently healthy females met all the criteria for health.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000531:Altitude; D044383:Black People; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa; D013223:Statistics as Topic