Age- and sex-related changes in hematological parameters in healthy Malawians

AIM: The aim of the study was to determine how values for white blood cell (WBC) counts, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), mean corpuscular volume (mcv), and platelet counts vary with age and sex in healthy Malawians. METHODS: We recruited 660 (316 male and 344 female) participants in 12 different age groups. An ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-anticoagulated blood sample collected from each participant was analyzed using a hematological analyzer. RESULTS: <0.0001). CONCLUSION: This study provides hematological values according to age and sex that are suitable for reference use in studies among Malawian subjects.