REFERENCE VALUES OF HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS INHEALTHY POPULATION IN MOROCCO

Abstract

Our study aims to determine the reference values of the CBC in an adult and healthy moroccan population. This is a study
of 996 cases including 874 men and 122 women whose samples were analyzed by the Coulter LH 750 controller then
entered and analyzed by SPSS statistical software. The reference values obtained for the main parameters are: GB between
5,10x109- 11,58 x 109/L for women and 4,60 x 109- 13,81 x 109/L for men, PNN between 2,05 x 109 – 9,46 x 109/L for
women and 1,60 x 109 – 9,80 x 109/L for men and the LYM between 0,42 x 109 – 4,18 x 109/L for women and 0,59 x 109
– 4,41 x 109/L for men. The HB between 10.10 to 16.97 g / dL for women and 13.8 to 20.21 g / dL for men, PLQ between
121,13 x 109 - 341,00 x 109/L for women and 108,00×109-327,25 x 109 /L for men. Comparing our results with those of
literature or other studies revealed the existence of several dissimilarities. They are mainly due to ethnicity, smoking and
habits of individuals. This preliminary study has achieved the baseline blood counts for a Moroccan sample and detects
potential differences among populations, often involving diagnostic decisions; hence the need for the establishment of our
own intervals reference through more extended studies in different regions of Morocco. This must be done under the
responsibility of the health authorities and the values obtained must be validated to be applied to the disparities revealed by
our study.