TABLE 3.
Erythrocyte parameters for men and women, Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 2015 – September 2016.
| Parameter | Men (N = 161) |
Women (N = 133) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 2.5% – 97.5% | Median | 2.5% – 97.5% | ||
| Red blood cells (× 1012/L) | 4.87 | 4.00–5.90 | 4.11 | 3.40–5.30 | < 0.001 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 135.00 | 110.00–160.00 | 114.00 | 98.90–137.00 | < 0.001 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 41.80 | 34.60–47.61 | 35.61 | 29.70–42.00 | < 0.001 |
| MCH (pg) | 28.20 | 22.80–33.40 | 28.10 | 23.22–31.20 | 0.890 |
| MCHC (g/L) | 323.00 | 299.00–353.00 | 321.00 | 300.00–342.00 | 0.054 |
| MCV (fL) | 86.00 | 70.00–97.00 | 87.00 | 72.00–96.00 | 0.470 |
| RDI (%) | 17.00 | 13.40–21.00 | 16.70 | 13.70–20.00 | 0.900 |
| Reticulocytes (× 109/L) | 60.00 | 30.00–250.00 | 40.00 | 20.00–177.00 | < 0.001 |
MCHC, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; MCH, mean haemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; RDI, red blood cell distribution index; N, number.