Open AccessThe Reference Intervals for the Haematological Parameters in Healthy Adult Population of Chennai, Southern India
Author(s) -
Parameaswari Pj,
B. Shanthi,
C. Revathy,
Parijatham Bo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4882.2630
Subject(s) - red blood cell distribution width , medicine , mean platelet volume , reference values , population , hematology , platelet , environmental health
The haematological parameters are influenced by various factors like age, ethnicity, diet, genetic and gender differences and hence it is important to define the specific reference values with regards to the age, gender and the region. The indices like the Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW), the Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) and the Platelet Distribution Width (PDW) are newer haematological parameters which are calculated by automated haematology analyzers. There is an increasing evidence that these are clinically valuable bio markers. But not many studies have estimated the reference intervals for these parameters in our population.