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Table 1 Mean, median and 95th percentile reference ranges of haemoglobin level for 454 Ethiopian malaria-negative adults and children

From: Haemoglobin levels for population from Gambo, a rural area of Ethiopia, and their association with anaemia and malaria

 

Subject group

 

Female (n = 127)

Male (n = 84)

Children 1-5 years (n = 126)

Children 6-12 years (n = 117)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

  

Mean ± SD

12.2 ± 2.7

13.5 ± 2.4

9.1 ± 3.0

10.3 ± 3.1

Median

12.8

14 (<0.05)*

9.5

10.5

95% range

11.8-12.7

12.9-14.0

8.6-9.6

9.7-10.8

  1. *P value (Mann-Whitney U test) for comparison of medians for adult subjects.
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