Table 2.
Gender distribution of red blood cell parameters in neonatal cord plasma
| Parameter | Mean ± SD (male) 119, 54% |
Mean ± SD (female) 101, 46% |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.84 ± 1.35 | 13.68 ± 1.58 | 0.41 |
| Red cell count (×1012/L) | 3.98 ± 0.39 | 4.02 ± 0.55 | 0.53 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 44.48 ± 4.67 | 44.34 ± 4.83 | 0.82 |
| MCV (fl) | 111.87 ± 6.30 | 111.20 ± 5.85 | 0.41 |
| MCH (Pg) | 34.60 ± 2.43 | 34.19 ± 2.27 | 0.2 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 30.95 ± 1.17 | 30.9 ± 1.21 | 0.7 |
| Nucleated RBC/100 WBC | 0.10 ± 0.46 | 0.03 ± 0.24 | 0.16 |
Abbreviations: WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean cell volume; SD, standard deviation.