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Table 2 Full blood count results of antiretroviral naïve HIV positive adult patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Clinic from August 2013-February 2014

From: Profile of blood cell abnormalities among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV patients attending the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon

Parameter (n = 81)

Mean value ± SD

Range (min-max)

Total WBC x 10 9 /L

5.1 ± 1.8

1.6-10.6

Neutrophils

2.4 ± 1.2

0.7-5.1

Monocytes

0.4 ± 0.3

0.1-1.1

Lymphocytes

1.9 ± 1.3

0.3-6.7

Total RBC x10 12 /L

4.4 ± 0.9

2.2-6.6

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

10.8 ± 2.5

5.1-15.8

Hematocrit (%)

33.6 ± 7.3

17.1-50.0

MCV (fl)

77.1 ± 10.1

53.0-95

MCH (pg)

25.2 ± 4.2

16.7-33.9

MCHC (g/dl)

32.0 ± 1.8

29.6-36.0

Reticulocyte x 10 9 /L

44.5 ± 34.1

8-153

Total platelet count x10 9 /L

256.2 ± 113.9

35.0-556.0

  1. WBC white blood cell count, RBC red blood cell count, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration.