Table 2.
Differences in hemoglobin electrophoresis by WBC count
| Measure | Overall N=290
|
Low <4 15 (5.2%)
|
Normal 4–11 159 (54.8%)
|
High >11 116 (40%)
|
P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Hemoglobin | 9.2 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0.024* |
| Heart rate | 84.3 | 11.1 | 85.6 | 10.3 | 85.1 | 11.4 | 83.2 | 10.8 | 0.383 |
| Hemoglobin F | 16.3 | 6.9 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 0.001* |
| Hemoglobin A2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.917 |
| Hemoglobin S | 79.4 | 7.4 | 76.9 | 6.4 | 78.3 | 7.4 | 81.1 | 7.2 | 0.003* |
Note:
*
Significant at α=0.05.
Abbreviation: WBC, white blood cell.