Obi G O
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1984 Mar-Jun;13(1-2):1-6.
The haemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of healthy medical students, resident medical staff and student nurses were determined. Of the 163 males and 193 females studied for Hb and PCV, the mean Hbs were 15.2 and 13.8 g/dl respectively and the mean PCVs were 0.46 and 0.41 1/1 respectively. Of the 108 males and seventy-two females investigated for ESR the mean values were 3.0 mm and 6.4 mm in the first hour respectively. The mean Hb for the 282 male blood donors studied in comparison was 13.4 g/dl. The results of the survey show that both Hb and PCV compare favourably with those obtained from studies in Western countries, but differ significantly from those in Nigerian and other tropical areas. Similarly, all the ESR values in males and females in the present study come within the accepted range in Western studies. It is suggested that Hb, PCV, and ESR determinations obtained from healthy Nigerians in whom nutritional deficiencies are absent are comparable with results obtained from subjects in Western countries.
对健康医学生、住院医务人员和实习护士的血红蛋白（Hb）、红细胞压积（PCV）和红细胞沉降率（ESR）进行了测定。在163名男性和193名女性中研究了Hb和PCV，其平均Hb分别为15.2 g/dl和13.8 g/dl，平均PCV分别为0.46 1/1和0.41 1/1。在108名男性和72名女性中调查了ESR，其第1小时的平均值分别为3.0 mm和6.4 mm。相比之下，在282名男性献血者中研究的平均Hb为13.4 g/dl。调查结果表明，Hb和PCV与西方国家研究所得结果相比良好，但与尼日利亚和其他热带地区的结果有显著差异。同样，本研究中男性和女性的所有ESR值都在西方研究的公认范围内。有人认为，从没有营养缺乏的健康尼日利亚人身上获得的Hb、PCV和ESR测定结果与西方国家受试者的结果相当。
