Table 3.
The effects of ionizing radiation on Erythroid cells (MCV, MCH and MCHC) for the tests and control
| Irradiation | Day | ERYTHROID CELLS | ||||||||
| MCV (fl) | MCH (pg) | MCHC (g/dl) | ||||||||
| T | C | p-value | T | C | p-value | T | C | p-value | ||
| Pre | 0 | 71.33±1.52 | 70.3±0.6 | 0.47 | 21±1.0 | 21.7±2.08 | 0.74 | 30±1 | 32±1.7 | 0.32 |
| Post | 9 | 50±4.5 | 70.1±1.15 | 0.01 | 15.6±0.58 | 20.7±1.53 | 0.03 | 19.6±1.5 | 31±1.7 | 0.03 |
| p | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| 14 | 61±1.0 | 74±2 | 0.01 | 21.3±3.2 | 24±1.7 | 0.41 | 32±1.7 | 31.3±1.5 | 0.18 | |
| p | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.07 | |||||||
| 21 | 75.33±1.53 | 71.7±1.5 | 0.05 | 22.7±2.52 | 20.7±2.08 | 0.22 | 30.3±2.9 | 29.7±0.6 | 0.75 | |
| p | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.9 | |||||||
* T- Test, † C- Control, ‡ HB- Haemoglobin concentration, § PCV- PACKED Cell Volume, || RBC- Red Blood Cell count