Table 2. Anthropometric variables, haematological variables and lactate dehydrogenase concentrations in sickle cell disease patients with chronic leg ulcers and patients without ulcers.
| Variables | SSn (n= 31) | SSu (n= 24) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 31.6±10.1 | 38.7±9.7* |
| Height (cm) | 162±19.6; 111, 185.7 | 163.6±23.4; 111, 191.9 |
| Weight (Kg) | 58.1±10.5; 44, 98.9 | 63.6±7.7; 50, 82.7* |
| Body mass index | 23.29±9.17; 16.48, 51.75 | 25.0±7.44; 17.87, 44.23* |
| LDH (IU/L) | (n=29)1258.71±431.5; 545, 2129 | (n= 19) 1154.58±361.36;612, 1970 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 7.9 (2.1); 6.3, 10.6 | 7.6 (2.3); 4.9, 10.4 |
| Hct (%) | 24.7 (6.2); 18.9, 32 | 22.8 (6.6); 15.5, 32.5* |
| RBC (x1012 cells/µL) | 2.8 (0.7); 1.9, 4.2 | 2.5 (0.8); 1.6, 3.8* |
| MCV (fL) | 87 (6.4); 71.6, 103 | 91 (7.5); 80.8, 97.4* |
| MCH (pg) | 28.8(3); 21.7, 34.8 | 29.6 (3.2); 26.2, 34.8 |
| MCHC (%) | 33 (2.5); 21, 37 | 33.2 (2.5); 31.4, 37.2 |
| Plt (x109/L) | 409 (159); 185, 645 | 351.5(156); 246, 746 |
| WBC (x109/L) | 11 (4.6); 5.1, 37.8 | 11.2 (3.9); 7.9, 19.2 |
| RDW | 21.6 (4.6); 14.5, 33.9 | 23.1 (4.1); 17, 30.2 |
Anthropometric and LDH values are mean±SD; haematological values are median(inter-quartile range) minimum value, maximum value. * significant difference at p<0.05.