Hg (g/dL) - Nelson
Hg (g/dL) - Harriet Lane
Hct (%) - Nelson
Hct (%) - Harriet Lane
Age
Mean
Range (95%)
-2 SD
Term -Cord blood
16.8
13.7-20.1
16.5
13.5
55
45-65
51
42
2 weeks
13.0-20.9
16.6
13.4
50
42-66
53
41
2 months
11.2
9.4
25
28
3 months
12.0
9.5 -14.5
36
31-41
6 mo – 2yrs
10.5
33
2yrs – 6 yrs
12.5
11.5
37
34
6 months – 6 years
10.5 -14.0
33-42
7-12 years Nelson 6-12 yrs - Harriet Lane
13.0
11.0 -16.0
38
34-40
40
35
12-18 yr female
14.0
12
12-18 yr male
14.5
13
43
Female (adult)
12.0-16.0
37-47
Male (adult)
16.0
14.0-18.0
15.5
47
42-52
Hg: Hemoglobin Hct: Hematocrit Nelson: From Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics (15 th ed.) Harriet Lane: From Harriet Lane Handbook (14 th Ed.)
