Table 2. Resting blood and immune cell counts in naturally-menstruating women (WomenNM) and women using oral contraceptives (WomenOC). Values are mean (±standard deviation).
|
WomenNM
(n = 8) |
WomenOC
(n = 8) |
| White blood cells (5.34×10^9/L) |
5.47 (.85) |
6.47 (1.60) |
| Red blood cells (5.34×10^12/L) |
5.34 (1.07) |
5.17 (.70) |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) |
158.15 (29.42) |
151.39 (26.34) |
| Hematocrit (L/L) |
.46 (.09) |
.45 (.08) |
| Platelets (5.34×10^9/L) |
215.17 (71.42) |
255.15 (62.51) |
| Neutrophils (5.34×10^9/L) |
2.52 (.47) |
3.17 (1.20) |
| Lymphocytes (5.34×10^9/L) |
2.22 (.47) |
2.56 (.72) |
| Monocytes (5.34×10^9/L) |
.43 (.12) |
.50 (.17) |
| Eosinophils (5.34×10^9/L) |
.22 (.14) |
.23 (.14) |
| Basophils (5.34×10^9/L) |
.11 (.10) |
.18 (.22) |
