title: Full blood count normal reference values for adults in France.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine full blood count (FBC) normal reference values for adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  FBC normal values for healthy adults were defined, after establishing preanalytical conditions, in a population of 33 258 subjects, 19 612 men and 13 646 women. The values were established after excluding from this population all people having conditions liable to modify, directly or indirectly, FBC parameters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results for values of standard parameters are provided in detail for each parameter, by sex and by age group from 16 to 69 years of age. In addition, we present FBC values from a population of 339 subjects aged over 69 years with no comorbidities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These normal values are proposed for use in everyday practice. They make it possible to distinguish, without ambiguity, a normal situation from a pathological situation. Moreover, they might be used over all mainland France.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hématologie, CHU Côte de Nacre, , Caen Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Troussard
authors.forename: Sylviane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vol
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cornet
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bardet
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Couaillac
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fossat
authors.forename: Jean-Charles
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Luce
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Siguret
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tichet
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lantieri
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corberand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Erythrocytes; Haematology; Laboratory Tests; Leukocytes; Platelets