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Table 3 Numbers and percentages of white blood cells (WBC) and lymphocyte subsets in 3 month old infantsa

From: Immune cell counts and risks of respiratory infections among infants exposed pre- and postnatally to organochlorine compounds: a prospective study

Differential count

N

No. of cells × 109/L

N

% of WBC

White blood cells

81

8 (5–15)

  

Neutrophils

80

1.6 (0.6–5.7)

85

21 (8–47)

Eosinophils

80

0.3 (0.1–1.0)

85

4 (0.5–10)

Lymphocytes

80

5.4 (2.9–9.5)

85

70 (37–86)

Monocytes

80

0.3 (0.1–1.4)

85

4 (1–15)

Lymphocyte subsets

   

% of lymphocytes

CD19+

47

0.8 (0.1–2.0)

51

16 (2–34)

CD3+

47

3.7 (1.5–7.3)

52

70 (38–85)

CD4+CD8-

47

3.1 (1.0–5.3)

52

55 (24–72)

CD4-CD8+

47

0.7 (0.2–2.1)

52

13 (5–23)

CD56+

47

0.05 (0–0.1)

52

0.8 (0–2.2)

  1. aMedian (range)