Table 3. Correlation of MRV levels with the RBC and reticulocyte indices in cancer patients.

Grouping	r/p	RHE	RPI	RET#	RBC	HGB	MCV	MCH	MCHC	RDW-CV
Anemic patients	r	1.000	0.318	0.091	−0.291	0.261	0.775	0.807	0.602	−0.337
	p	<0.001	<0.001	>0.05	<0.01	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Non-anemic patients	r	1.000	0.415	0.089	−0.128	0.507	0.796	0.820	0.566	−0.387
	p	<0.001	<0.001	>0.05	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Notes.

RBC

red blood cell

MCV

mean corpuscular volume

MCH

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

RDW-CV

red cell distribution widthcoefficient of variation

RET#

reticulocyte count

RPI

reticulocyte production index

RHE

reticulocyte hemoglobin content

MRV

mean reticulocyte volume

P values were calculated by Spearman analysis.