title: Hematological reference values of healthy Malaysian population.
abstract: Health and disease can only be distinguished by accurate and reliable reference values of a particular laboratory test. It is now a proven fact that there is considerable variation in hematology reference intervals depending on the demographic and preanalytical variables. There are evidences that values provided by manufacturers do not have appropriate application for all populations. Moreover, reference ranges provided by different laboratory manuals and books also do not solve this problem. We are presenting here normal reference ranges of Malaysian population. These values were determined by using Sysmex XE-2100 and ACL 9000 hematology and coagulation analyzers. Results from this study showed that there were considerable differences in the reference values from manufacturers, western population or laboratory manuals compared with those from the local population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Kota Bharu, Malaysia. roshan@kb.usm.my
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roshan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rosline
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rapiaah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wan Zaidah
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Khattak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values