Table 2.

Hematocrit and red cell indices in controls and anemic-transfused pups

Parameter, median (range)	Naïve Control (n = 42)	Moderate Anemia (n = 21)	Severe Anemia (n = 40)
Hematocrit, %	44 (42–54)	28 (33–57)	22.4 (18–23)†
Mean corpuscular volume, fL	51.9 (45.1–75.3)	53.5 (43.9–67.8)	51.6 (41.5–62.3)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, pg	15.8 (14.3–16.8)	14 (12.8–15.8)	13 (12–15.4)†
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, g/dL	30.6 (26–32.8)	29.2 (25.1–32.3)	27.2 (24.7–32.1)**
Red cell distribution width, fL	35.6 (26.9–48.5)	35.9 (28.4–38.1)†	36 (31.5–47.3)
Reticulocyte count, %	1.98 (0–2.58)	1.74 (1.1–3.44)	3.24 (0–5.6)†
Reticulocyte hemoglobin, pg	13.9 (12.4–16.8)	12.6 (12.2–15.8)	11.5 (10.6–16.7)†

Kruskal-Wallis H test with Dunn’s posttest.

^**P < 0.01;

^†P < 0.001.