. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 20.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2013;58(2):307–316. doi: 10.3233/CH-121661

Table 1.

Hematological parameters and blood viscosity in SCD children

	SCA (n = 61)	SCC (n = 49)
Hb (g.dl⁻¹)	7.9 ± 1.4	11.1 ± 1.0***
Hct (%)	23.0 ± 4.3	31.6 ± 2.7***
MCV (fl)	81.9 ± 8.4	71.7 ± 5.8***
MCH (pg)	28.1 ± 3.2	25.3 ± 2.4***
RET (10⁹.l⁻¹)	290 ± 117	128 ± 45***
RBC (10¹².l⁻¹)	2.8 ± 0.7	4.4 ± 0.5***
WBC (10⁹.l⁻¹)	11.2 ± 2.9	7.3 ± 2.8***
PLT (10⁹.l⁻¹)	457 ± 138	282 ± 134***
ηb (mPa.s⁻¹) ^†	5.5 ± 1.4	6.7 ± 1.2***
NOx (μmol.l⁻¹) ^††	28.5 ± 9.7	33.7 ± 10.5**
EI (AU) ^†††	0.38 ± 0.11	0.45 ± 0.05***

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Hb (hemoglobin concentration), Hct (hematocrit), MCV (mean corpuscular volume), MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin), RET (percent of reticulocytes), RBC (red blood cell count), WBC (white blood cell count), PLT (platelet count), LDH (lactate deshydrogenase), ηb (blood viscosity), NOx (nitric oxide metabolites) and EI (elongation index = RBC deformability).

Statistical difference (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001).

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determined in 57 SCA and 47 SCC,

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determined in 56 SCA and 49 SCC,

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determined in 58 SCA and 49 SCC.