Table 4.
Comparison between mean values of different hematological parameters and serum level of ferritin in anemic and control groups.
| Anemic group (n = 30) Mean ± SD |
Non-anemic control (n = 30) Mean ± SD |
Test of significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (×106 mm3) | 4.05 ± 0.51 | 4.24 ± 0.28 | t = -1.7 p = 0.08 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 8.97 ± 0.88 | 12.13 ± 0.46** | t = -17.2 p = 0.00 |
| Hct | 28.59 ± 2.26 | 36.56 ± 2.01** | t = -14.5 p = 0.00 |
| MCV(μ3) | 70.02 ± 14.80 | 81.48 ± 6.70** | t = -3.8 p = 0.00 |
| MCH | 21.74 ± 3.21 | 27.08 ± 1.23** | t = -8.5 p = 0.00 |
| MCHC | 31.38 ± 1.98 | 33.54 ± 1.91** | t = -4.2 p = 0.00 |
| RDW | 17.27 ± 2.66 | 13.24 ± 0.60** | t = 8.0 p = 0.00 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 40.21 ± 23.46 | 82.28 ± 9.76** | t = -9.0 p = 0.00 |
** p = 0.00
t = t-test