A member asked:

I know my white count is normal on 9.8. what i want to know, is why is it slightly on the high range? always. why not on the mid range? causes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Wrong question: Please forgive my frankness. Reference ranges for labs are set so that several percent of healthy folks fall outside at either end. A few screwball internet sites give the midrange as "optimal." ignore them. There are a host of genes, known and unknown, that affect baseline counts. Life's difficult enough without your troubling yourself about the vagaries of lab tests. Give yourself a break.

Answered 1/14/2014

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