Table 1.
Comparison the means of hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration between dead and alive patients with ischemic stroke patients
| Red blood cell parameters | First week | First month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | P | |
| Hb | ||||
| Alive | 12.2 ± 2.1 | 0.200 | 11.8 ± 1.9 | 0.255 |
| Dead | 11.7 ± 1.7 | 12.2 ± 2.1 | ||
| HCT | ||||
| Alive | 37.7 ± 5.8 | 0.156 | 36.4 ± 4.6 | 0.107 |
| Dead | 36.2 ± 4.1 | 38.2 ± 5.9 | ||
| RBC | ||||
| Alive | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 0.223 | 4.3 ± 0.7 | 0.022 |
| Dead | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 0.9 | ||
| MCV | ||||
| Alive | 83.9 ± 10.1 | 0.748 | 80.8 ± 15.7 | 0.407 |
| Dead | 78.2 ± 17.2 | 83.1 ± 9.5 | ||
| MCH | ||||
| Alive | 27.7 ± 6.6 | 0.619 | 27.3 ± 4.1 | 0.750 |
| Dead | 27.1 ± 4.0 | 27.6 ± 7.5 | ||
| MCHC | ||||
| Alive | 32.1 ± 1.8 | 0.936 | 32.1 ± 1.9 | 0.955 |
| Dead | 32.1 ± 1.7 | 32.1 ± 1.7 | ||
Hb: Hemoglobin; HCT: Hematocrit; RBC: Red blood cell; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; SD: Standard deviation