Table 2 Mean (95% data interval) for full blood count indices in probands with idiopathic parkinsonism, their spouses and contemporaneous routine requests from primary care.

Age (years)

60.8 (41.0, 80.5)

59.4 (37.2, 81.6)

58.4 (37.6, 79.1)

Gender

75 M: 51 F

23 M:56 F

197 M:184 F

Haemoglobin (g/dl) male

14.2 (12.1, 16.3)

14.2 (13.1, 15.3)

14.4 (11.7, 17.0)

Haemoglobin (g/dl) female

13.1 (11.4, 14.8)

13.2 (11.7, 14.8)

13.1 (11.0, 15.2)

RBC (10¹²/l) male

4.72 (3.96, 5.48)

4.70 (4.23, 5.16)

4.63 (3.72, 5.54)

RBC (10¹²/l) female

4.36 (3.72, 5.00)

4.44 (3.88, 5.00)

4.39 (3.64, 5.14)

PCV male

0.43 (0.38, 0.48)

0.43 (0.4, 0.45)

0.42 (0.35, 0.49)

PCV female

0.40 (0.34, 0.45)

0.40 (0.36, 0.45)

0.39 (0.34, 0.45)

MCV (fl)

91.35 (84.04, 98.66)

90.99 (83.24, 98.74)

90.91 (80.94, 100.87)

MCH (pg)

30.12 (27.22, 33.02)

30.03 (27.17, 32.88)

30.49 (26.41, 34.57)

MCHC (g/dl)

32.97 (31.03, 34.92)

33.00 (31.47, 34.53)

33.55 (31.50, 35.59)

Platelets (10⁹/l)

240 (151, 382)

244 (154, 386)

242 (142, 412)

White cell count (10⁹/l)

6.31 (3.79, 10.51)

6.29 (3.58,11.04)

6.66 (3.86,11.50)

Neutrophils (10⁹/l)

3.95 (1.93, 8.08)

3.78 (1.90, 7.53)

3.69 (1.77, 7.66)

Lymphocytes (10⁹/l)

1.52 (0.78, 2.97)

1.71 (0.93, 3.12)

2.05 (1.09, 3.88)