Table 5.
Comparison of trimester specific mean (SD) of hematological profile between the present study and previous international reports.
| Sudan | Nigeria10 | India13 | Jamaica11 | China12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (x106/mm3) | T1 | 4.30 (0.36) | 3.99 (0.56) | 4.00 (0.42) | 4.33 (0.40) | 4.05 (0.36) |
| T2 | 4.35 (0.36) | 3.42 (0.61) | 4.07 (0.24) | 3.80 (0.33) | 3.66 (0.33) | |
| T3 | 4.08 (0.44) | 3.31 (0.59) | 4.16 (1.83) | 3.94 (0.36) | 3.79 (0.36) | |
| HB (g/dl) | T1 | 10.81 (1.22) | 11.24 (1.04) | 10.48 (0.89) | 12.73 (1.14) | 12.20 (0.92) |
| T2 | 10.62 (0.93) | 10.03 (1.41) | 10.06 (1.04) | 11.41 (1.16) | 11.30 (0.89) | |
| T3 | 10.83 (1.13) | 9.81 (1.32) | 10.02 (1.26) | 11.67 (1.18) | 11.50 (0.99) | |
| HCT (%) | T1 | 35.38 (3.52) | 35.20 (3.74) | 37.51 (2.60) | 37.05 (2.96) | 36.0 (2.55) |
| T2 | 34.43 (2.51) | 29.34 (4.42) | 32.88 (2.96) | 33.12 (3.00) | 34.0 (2.30) | |
| T3 | 35.17 (3.18) | 29.36 (4.22) | 33.7 (3.27) | 34.03 (2.97) | 35.0 (2.81) | |
| MCV (fL) | T1 | 82.68 (7.64) | 82.67 (4.09) | 81.86 (7.43) | 85.89 (7.28) | 90.30 (4.06) |
| T2 | 85.16 (6.99) | 84.55 (6.24) | 82.89 (8.35) | 87.49 (7.02) | 93.40 (4.72) | |
| T3 | 86.40 (6.51) | 84.36 (6.14) | 85.69 (13.9) | 86.70 (6.85) | 93.20 (5.48) | |
| MCH (pg) | T1 | 25.16 (2.78) | 28.29 (1.90) | 26.15 (2.86) | 29.53 (2.92) | 30.60 (1.43) |
| T2 | 26.68 (5.84) | 29.71 (3.12) | 26.96 (3.31) | 30.15 (3.01) | 31.20 (1.81) | |
| T3 | 26.57 (2.56) | 31.37 (2.92) | 27.31 (2.54) | 29.85 (3.13) | 31.00 (2.04) | |
| MCHC (g/dL) | T1 | 30.45 (1.19) | 34.20 (1.16) | 31.49 (2.87) | 34.35 (1.05) | 33.80 (0.82) |
| T2 | 30.80 (1.16) | 35.10 (2.10) | 32.99 (1.97) | 34.42 (1.30) | 33.30 (1.02) | |
| T3 | 30.73 (1.13) | 35.30 (2.50) | 30.47 (6.65) | 34.33 (1.43) | 33.00 (1.07) | |
| RDW (%) | T1 | 13.99 (1.76) | 12.74 (1.93) | 14.07 (1.01) | - | - |
| T2 | 14.33 (2.31) | 12.56 (1.23) | 15.07 (2.43) | - | - | |
| T3 | 13.82 (1.72) | 12.82 (1.32) | 18.9 (3.85) | - | - | |
| WBC (x103/mm3) | T1 | 7.69 (1.96) | 5.49 (1.75) | 7.85 (1.41) | 8.27 (2.60) | 8.30 (2.02) |
| T2 | 8.45 (1.97) | 6.61 (2.13) | 9.70 (2.43) | 9.66 (2.84) | 9.50 (2.22) | |
| T3 | 8.36 (2.11) | 6.80 (2.27) | 10.17 (1.14) | 8.79 (2.50) | 9.10 (2.17) | |
| GRAN (x103/mm3) | T1 | 6.54 (10.14) | 3.71 (1.74) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 7.07 (8.95) | 4.19 (1.78) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 5.89 (1.87) | 4.39 (1.74) | - | - | - | |
| LYM (x103/mm3) | T1 | 2.20 (1.32) | 1.93 (0.70) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 1.98 (0.45) | 1.87 (0.61) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 1.87 (0.48) | 1.95 (0.87) | - | - | - | |
| MID (x103/mm3) | T1 | 0.58 (0.21) | 0.44 (0.20) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 0.65 (0.63) | 0.49 (0.24) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 0.63 (0.33) | 0.48 (0.31) | - | - | - | |
| Platelet (x103/mm3) | T1 | 278.0 (66.9) | 227.5 (81.11) | 333.0 (63.0) | 280.55 (64.40) | 164.0 (50.77) |
| T2 | 252.0 (64.2) | 229.5 (98.34) | 312.0 (39.9) | 250.32 (67.95) | 155.0 (46.94) | |
| T3 | 238.4 (57.1) | 186.5 (60.22) | 254.0 (43.0) | 234.15 (67.67) | 150.0 (45.15) | |
| MPV (fL) | T1 | 8.13 (0.84) | 8.09 (0.88) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 8.10 (0.87) | 7.90 (0.88) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 8.19 (0.87) | 7.88 (0.87) | - | - | - | |
| PDW (%) | T1 | 15.57 (0.37) | 14.08 (2.60) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 15.68 (0.36) | 16.08 (2.19) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 16.90 (12.40) | 16.12 (1.96) | - | - | - | |
| PCT (%) | T1 | 0.24 (0.24) | 0.18 (0.06) | - | - | - |
| T2 | 0.20 (0.05) | 0.18 (0.07) | - | - | - | |
| T3 | 0.20 (0.04) | 0.15 (0.05) | - | - | - |