TABLE 2.
Biochemical, and hematological parametres measured in healthy controls, and obese individuals
| Obese | Control | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Min. | Max. | Median | Min. | Max. | |||
| Red blood cell (103/uL) | 4.91 | 4.23 | 5.99 | 4.76 | 4.26 | 5.66 | .871 | |
| HGB (g/dL) | 12.92 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 12.68 | 11.5 | 13.9 | .807 | |
| HCT (%) | 38.58 | 32.7 | 43.9 | 37.77 | 34.4 | 42.2 | .343 | |
| MCV (fL) | 78.54 | 66.9 | 87.5 | 77.42 | 73.3 | 85.9 | .193 | |
| MCH (pg) | 27.37 | 23.1 | 29.6 | 28.27 | 23.4 | 28.2 | .878 | |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 33.34 | 32.1 | 35.6 | 33.56 | 31.8 | 35.8 | .047 | |
| RDW (%) | 13.89 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 13.48 | 12.4 | 17.5 | .079 | |
| WBC (103/uL) | 7.09 | 4.39 | 9.86 | 7.08 | 5.07 | 8.62 | .718 | |
| Netrophil (%) | 49.05 | 32.4 | 65.5 | 46.87 | 30.7 | 60.8 | .045* | |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 39.28 | 25.6 | 52.5 | 41.67 | 30.6 | 57.3 | .021* | |
| Monocyte (%) | 8.70 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 8.70 | 5.3 | 15.4 | .851 | |
| Eosinophil (%) | 2.44 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 2.72 | 1.1 | 4.3 | .336 | |
| Basophil (%) | 0.32 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.34 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .591 | |
| Platelets (103/uL) | 311.75 | 165 | 493 | 324.92 | 199 | 455 | .694 | |
| MPV (fL) | 9.90 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 9.50 | 8.5 | 10.9 | .005* | |
| PDW (%) | 11.00 | 9.1 | 14.5 | 10.36 | 9 | 13.1 | .007 | |
| Netrophil/Lymphocyte ratio | 1.33 | 0.53 | 2.23 | 1.21 | 0.52 | 2.09 | .030* | |
| Platelet/Lymphocyte ratio | 94.73 | 50.27 | 189.21 | 103.68 | 57.3 | 181.4 | .155 | |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 3.36 | 0.04 | 4.99 | 1.37 | 0.07 | 4.34 | .000* | |
*
p<0.05 statistically significant;
HGB: Hemoglobin; HCT: Hematocrit; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW: Red blood cell distribution width; WBC: White blood cell; MPV: Mean platelet volume; PDW: Platelet distribution width; CRP: C-reactive protein.