Haematological Profile of Adolescents at a tertiary care centre in Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India

Introduction Lack of studies and information on hematological parameters for adolescent population (10-19 yrs) is obvious on extensive research. In adolescent stage, nutritional deficiency is more common, more so in girls which are vulnerable to anaemia. Assessment of Hematological parameters in young, growing population is important in determination of normal values worldwide and for identification of anemia. Methodology The present study was a cross sectional, observational, retrospective study. The study period is of 1 year and 3 months (1st January 2020 to 31st March 2021). This study is based on hematological profile of 250 Adolescents (aged 10-19 years). For each of the adolescents, a blood sample by venipuncture was derived in an EDTA vacutainer. The blood sample was used to determine both the complete blood count and peripheral smear findings in each case. The automated hematology analyzer "Horiba Yumizen 500" was used to measure the variables of full blood count. All the data was tabulated in Microsoft excel sheet and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results In our study, out of 250 cases studied, Males were 95 (38%) and females were 155 ( 62%). According to Age distribution, maximum cases were in 17-19 years of age group (57.6%) and minimum cases were in 10-13 age group (19.2 %). The haemoglobin level among these adolescents ranged from 12-18 gm/dl (52.4%) . 28.8% cases were present in 10-12 gm/dl range . The hemoglobin level 35 pg was seen in 0.8% cases. MCHC count >34 g/dl was seen in 53.6% cases, whereas