Table 2.

Haematological profile of the study population

Parameter	Median	Range
Hb (g/dl)	9.2	7.8–10.1
TLC (/microliter)	9400	7200–1080
Platelet (lacs/microliter)	252,600	193,434–328,000
RBC (million/ microliter)	2.08	1.6–3.2
Reticulocyte count (N, %)	N	(%)
< 1%	13	2.6
1–2.7%	224	45.5
> 2.7%	255	51.8
MCV (fl)	N	(%)
< 80	240	48
80–100	241	48.2
> 100	19	3.8