Table 2. Descriptive statistics for blood parameters of the study sample categorized according to gender.
Females (n=306), Males (n=112). P value < 0.05: significance level from Mann-Whitney U test.
| Parameter | Gender | Statistic | MWU<br>(p) | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | |||
| MCV (fL) | Female | 80.7 | 9.1 | 0.04 | 53.9 | 109.8 |
| Male | 82.3 | 9.2 | 56.7 | 98.2 | ||
| MCH (fmol) | Female | 1.67 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.99 | 2.18 |
| Male | 1.76 | 0.2 | 1.12 | 3.66 | ||
| MCHC (mmol/L) | Female | 20.6 | 0.8 | <0.001 | 17.2 | 23.0 |
| Male | 21.1 | 0.8 | 17.9 | 22.6 | ||
| RDW - CV (%) | Female | 14.3 | 2.1 | <0.001 | 11.8 | 24.2 |
| Male | 13.5 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 19.6 | ||
| Hb concentration<br>(g/L) | Female | 121 | 17 | <0.001 | 68 | 167 |
| Male | 154 | 14 | 105 | 183 | ||
| Hematocrit (L/L) | Female | 0.36 | 0.04 | <0.001 | 0.19 | 0.46 |
| Male | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.53 | ||
| RBC count (1012/L) | Female | 4.5 | .57 | <0.001 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Male | 5.6 | .64 | 4.0 | 7.7 | ||
| HbA2 (%) | Female | 2.6 | 1.1 | <0.001 | .3 | 8.3 |
| Male | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 9.6 | ||