Table 1.
Blood parameters in healthy controls (AA, n = 8) and sickle cell anaemia patients (SCA, n = 8) measured at rest and at VT 1.
| AA | SCA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest | VT 1 | Rest | VT1 | |
| WBC [*103/µl] | 7.3 ± 2.3 | 6.9 ± 2.5 | 10.5 ± 2.7*P=0.03 | 9.9 ± 3.3#P=0.03 |
| RBC [*106/µl] | 5.5 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.4*P=0.001 | 2.7 ± 1.3#P=0.0002 |
| PLT [*103/µl] | 199.9 ± 82.2 | 210.6 ± 104.8 | 88.9 ± 58.6 | 175.9 ± 194.8 |
| Hb [g/dl] | 15.2 ± 1.5 | 15.3 ± 1.3 | 10.3 ± 2.8*P=0.0007 | 9.7 ± 2.4#P=0.00003 |
| Hct [%] | 46.4 ± 5.9 | 44.5 ± 7.5 | 27.0 ± 7.7*P=0.0006 | 24.1 ± 8.4#P=0.00007 |
| MCV [fl] | 84.7 ± 5.5 | 84.3 ± 5.8 | 91.3 ± 12.8 | 91.6 ± 12.9 |
| MCH [pg] | 27.9 ± 2.6 | 29.6 ± 4.8 | 35.5 ± 9.0*P=0.02 | 38.3 ± 8.9#P=0.01 |
| MCHC [g/dl] | 32.9 ± 3.1 | 33.5 ± 9.5 | 38.4 ± 4.4*P=0.02 | 41.4 ± 6.2#P=0.03 |
Data are mean ± s.d. *SCA Rest vs AA Rest; #SCA VT1 vs AA VT 1.