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Table 5 Comparison of the reference ranges developed in this study with reference ranges of other populations

From: Population specific reference ranges of CD3, CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets among healthy Kenyans

Subset

Kenya

MultiSET

Tanzania

Ghana

Italy

Germany

Switzerland

CD3*

613.9048-2685.439

690-2540

NA

NA

600-2460

780-2240

540-1790

CD3%×

50.3433-78.0606

55-84

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

CD4*

343.5796-1493.167

410-1590

312.2-1367.6

265-1932

490-1670

490-1640

310-1140

CD4%×

23.7048-48.2465

31-60

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

CD8*

187.1348-1139.389

190-1140

168.2-996.8

162-1590

220-1110

170-880

140-820

CD8%×

13.3894-36.3925

13-41

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

CD4/CD8 ratio

0.5002-2.7434

NA

1.1-2.5

0.58-4.59

NA

0.9-5.0

1.0-5.0

  1. NANot available.
  2. *Expressed as cells/μL of blood.
  3. ×Expressed as a percentage of total lymphocytes.
  4. Kenya-Current study, MultiSET-BD Biosciences, Tanzania [19], Ghana [2], Italy [24], Germany [25], Switzerland [3].