Table 2.
Red cell indices of study sample the measures include Median, minimum and maximum values, lower quartile (Q1) and upper quartile (Q3) values for each haematological parameter.
| Parameter | Group size (n) | Reference (Normal) value | Values from patients |
First (lower) quartile (Q1) | 3rd (upper) quartile (Q3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Min - Max | |||||
| Hb (g/dL) | 66 | 11.0–14.0 | 14.6 | 8.0–24.3 | 11.7 | 18.5 |
| RBC (106/μl) | 65 | 3.8–5.4 | 7.8 | 2.7–9.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| MCH (pg) | 65 | 31.0–36.0 | 25.1 | 14.1–35.9 | 22.3 | 27.7 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 66 | 30.0–35.0 | 32.9 | 24.9–40.6 | 31.5 | 34.6 |
| PCV (%) | 65 | 30.0–40.0 | 44.2 | 16.3–69.1 | 34.9 | 52.6 |
| MCV (fL) | 66 | 85.0–97.0 | 74.6 | 52.3–98.0 | 67.7 | 82.3 |
| RDW-SD (fl) | 66 | 39.0 46.0 | 53.5 | 13.3–86.7 | 45.8 | 61.7 |