Consensus intervals, validation rates, and comparative interval.

<p>*: Five centers after exclusion of Chengdu,</p><p>^#: only Chengdu center.</p><p>Consensus intervals, validation rates, and comparative interval.</p

Median and mean platelet counts (PLT, A) and eosinophil (EO, B) values for different regions and sexes.

<p>Median and mean platelet counts (PLT, A) and eosinophil (EO, B) values for different regions and sexes.</p

Variations in red blood cell (RBC) profile according to age and sex.

<p>(A) RBC, (B) hemoglobin (HGB), (C) hematocrit (HCT), (D) mean corpuscular volume (MCV), (E) mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), (F) MCH concentration (MCHC). *Females show significantly lower values (<i>P</i> < 0.05) than males in the same age group.</p

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) reference intervals for samples with and without thalassemia trait (TT).

<p>Percentiles for (A) MCV with TT, (B) MCH with TT, (C) MCV without TT, (D) MCH without TT according to regions.</p

Mean platelet count (PLT, A), red blood cell count (RBC, B), mean corpuscular volume (MCV, C), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH, D) value according to the use of different instruments.

<p>Mean platelet count (PLT, A), red blood cell count (RBC, B), mean corpuscular volume (MCV, C), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH, D) value according to the use of different instruments.</p

Variations in white blood cell (WBC) profile and platelet count (PLT) according to age and sex.

<p>(A) WBC, (B) neutrophils (NEUT), (C) lymphocytes (LYM), (D) monocytes (MONO), (E) eosinophils (EO), (F) PLT. *Females show significantly lower values (<i>P</i> < 0.05) than males in the same age group. △Females show significantly higher values (<i>P</i> < 0.05) than males in the same age group. #EO values are significantly higher (<i>P</i> < 0.05) in the 70–79-year age group than in other age groups in males and females, respectively.</p