Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis of the study group by haematological parameters
| Parameters | Control group | Study group | OR | 95% CI for OR | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Hb (g/dL) | ||||||
| Deficiency | 5 | 35 | 0.88 | 0.13 | 6.18 | 0.8990 |
| Normal | 20 | 5 | ||||
| PCV | ||||||
| Deficiency | 1 | 18 | 2.64 | 0.14 | 51.52 | 0.5230 |
| Normal | 24 | 22 | ||||
| MCV (fl) | ||||||
| Deficiency | 2 | 32 | 2.99 | 0.20 | 44.68 | 0.4280 |
| Normal | 23 | 8 | ||||
| MCH | ||||||
| Deficiency | 6 | 26 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 1.87 | 0.1530 |
| Normal | 19 | 14 | ||||
| MCHC | ||||||
| Deficiency | 5 | 22 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 2.66 | 0.2630 |
| Normal | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Iron (mg/dL) | ||||||
| Deficiency | 3 | 38 | 27.36 | 1.08 | 692.25 | 0.0450* |
| Normal | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | ||||||
| Deficiency | 1 | 21 | 3.91 | 0.35 | 44.20 | 0.2700 |
| Normal | 24 | 19 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 40 | ||||
*P<0.05. MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, MCH: Mean cell hemoglobin, MCV: Mean corpuscular volume, PCV: Packed cell volume, Hb: Haemoglobin, SD: Standard deviation, CI: Confidence interval, OR: Odds ratio