Table 1. Comparisons between the hematocytological counts at different sampling sites.

Raw							Normalized
Cell type	Sites	ARD	Univariate	T/W	Bonferroni	Benjamini	ARD	Univariate	T/W	Bonferroni	Benjamini
PLTa	RE	21.4	0.031*	T	0.0018	0.012	19.0	0.099	T	0.0018	0.0037
PLTa	DE	5.7	0.045*	T	0.0018	0.012	5.7	0.06	ln	0.0018	0.0037
MON	RE	9.1	0.011*	W	0.0018	0.012	6.4	0.028*	W	0.0018	0.0037
MON	DE	4.8	0.073	W	0.0018	0.012	4.6	0.094	W	0.0018	0.0037
BAS	DE	−12.6	0.083	W	0.0018	0.012	−13.0	0.025*	W	0.0018	0.0037
NGC	RE	3.1	0.039*	Ln	0.0018	0.012
LEU	RE	3.9	0.060	T	0.0018	0.012
RBC	RD	2.7	0.00089*	T	0.0018*	0.012*	NA
RBC	RE	2.6	0.0034*	T	0.0018	0.012*	NA
HCT	RD	3.0	0.000053*	T	0.0018*	0.012*	NA
HCT	RE	4.0	0.000022*	T	0.0018*	0.012*	NA
HCT	DE	1.3	0.064	T	0.0018	0.012	NA

Hematocytological counts are shown for all comparisons with P<.10 for both the raw and normalized cell counts. The univariate T/W method shows the P value for the two-sided paired t-test ‘T’ (‘Ln’ when a natural logarithm was applied) or Wilcoxon paired-matched signed rank (‘W’) in case normality didn’t hold. The Bonferroni and Benjamini columns show the adjusted significance levels according to the method applied. Sensitivity for outliers was investigated for the raw cell counts. See Materials & Methods for more information.

Results annotated with ‘*’ are considered significant for the method applied. Sites comparison between sampling sites; ARD average relative difference; PLT platelets; MON monocytes; BAS basophils; NGC neutrophils; LEU leukocytes; RBC red blood cells; HCT hematocrit; RD radial artery vs. dorsal hand veins; RE radial artery vs. antecubital veins; DE dorsal hand veins vs. antecubital veins; NA not applicable.

^aAfter omission of outliers the ARD for RE reduced to 3.4% and for DE to 3.7% with significances similar to before.