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Why are hematocrit values higher in healthy males compared to healthy females?
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Which sex has a higher hematocrit generally?
Hematocrit will be present generally in everybody body,but adult female as higher hematocrit. Range of 42% to 52%.
What is Hemoconcetration?
Depletion of the fluid component of blood, making the hematocrit percentage higher.
What is the temperature of a healthy adult?
98.6 degrees Fahrenheit although it can vary by a degree lower. Pregnant females may be slightly higher.
How does an individuals hematocrit correlate to the erythrocyte count?
The hematocrit is also called the erythrocyte volume fraction, which is the percentage by volume of red blood cells in the blood. Erythrocyte is another name for the red blood cell in humans, so the higher the count, the larger the hematocrit.
Why is there a difference between men and women hematocrit level?
Because a hormone testosterone secreted only in males is also responsible for stimulation of hormone erythropoetin secreted from kidneys. Erythropoetin is responsible for synthesis of rbcs. So males have higher hematocrit than that of females. Women have estrogen! It is a natural inhibitor of erythropoitin (a hormone secreted by the kidneys to erythropoiesis in the bone marrow), on the other hand, testosterone is an activator.
What is the difference between men and women having hematocrit?
Definition: Hematocrit is the percentage of blood that consists of red blood cells.HematocritReflects oxygen carrying capacity. It is the percentage of blood that is RBCsMen - 43% to 49%Women - 37% to 43%Men have a higher hematocrit because they have a greater muscle mass
Is there a difference in the absolute values of force generated by males and females?
Males generally can generate higher values of force compared to women. The difference is not on an individual basis but a population level.
Is there a connection between hematocrit and peripheral edema?
usually peripheral edema is cause by right sided heart failure . people with COPD have polycythemia , means high level of RBCs , means high level of hemoglobin . when hemoglobin is high , hematocrit is high also . People who have a high hematocrit count may be at higher risk for heart problems
Is hematocrit test used for clotting?
Not precisely. It is a means for testing vascular leakage. It is a measure of packed cell volume in the blood. Upon hemorrhage or edema, fluid leaks from the blood vessels (capillaries) and hence creates a scenario of higher cellular content in the blood which is read out using a centrifugal blood packing assay. The higher the hematocrit, the higher the fluid loss into surrounding tissues. The classical clotting time assay is usually a fibrin/fibrinogen activation and/or measure.
Is there any different between blood circulation in male and blood circulation in female?
No. Males tend to have a higher blood volume and hematocrit though.
How does dehydration effect hematocrit?
Hematocrit is the concentration of cells in the blood, measured by the relationship between the cells in the blood (red and white) and the liquid part of the blood called plasma. Normally the less amount of liquid in the body the fewer amounts there will be in the blood itself, therefore the cell/plasma ratio will decrease making the blood more concentrated. That's why the bigger the dehydration, the higher the hematocrit.
How many females there are compared to males in the world?
No, there are more males in the world. World wide, there are roughly 101 males for every 100 females. If you look at a break down by country, more countries have a higher number of females than they do males. See the related link for more information.
