Table 3.
Correlations of hematologic profile in three major categories of heart defects
| Frequency | VSD | ASD | PDA | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutropenia, n (%) | |||||
| Mild Neutropenia | 19 (7.6) | 19 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.005* |
| Moderate Neutropenia | 3 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Severe neutropenia | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Thrombocytopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.001* |
| Thrombocytosis, n (%) | 16 (6.4) | 10 (4) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.6) | 0.037* |
| Anemia, n (%) | 48 (19.3) | 37 (14.9) | 8 (3.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0.83 |
| Leukopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.23 |
| Lymphopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.61 |
| Hb (gr/dL), Mean | 11.8 (1.5) | 11.8 (1.4) | 12.3 (1.9) | 11.6 (1.8) | 0.1 |
| Platelet count (× 109/L), Mean | 325.6 (102) | 322 (93) | 336 (129) | 325 (102) | 0.8 |
| WBC count (× 109/L), Mean | 10.1 (3.6) | 9.9 (3.6) | 10 (3.4) | 11.3 (3.9) | 0.21 |
| Lymphocyte count (× 109/L), Mean | 5.5 (2.4) | 5.5 (2.4) | 4.9 (2.2) | 6 (2.7) | 0.33 |
| Neutrophil count (× 109/L), Mean | 3.4 (2.2) | 3.2 (2.3) | 3.9 (2.1) | 3.7 (1.8) | 0.018** |
*Pearson Chi-Square asymptotic significance
**Kruskal–Wallis test asymptotic significance