Table 2.
Blood count values in SLE and healthy donors.
| SLE (n = 77) | SLE-na (n = 63) | SLE-a (n = 14) | Controls (n = 80) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Median, range) | 47 (19–80) | 45 (19–80) | 48 (36–64) | 42 (18–64) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl), (Mean, SD) | 13.12 ± 1.31 | 13.59 ± 0,84 | 10.99 ± 0,88** | 13.79 ± 0,87 |
| Hematocrit (%), (Mean, SD) | 39.50 ± 3,48 | 40.68 ± 2,37 | 34.27 ± 2,80** | 42.32 ± 2,68 |
| MCV (%), (Mean, SD) | 87.62 ± 4,15 | 87.87 ± 3,90 | 86.51 ± 5,18** | 93.15 ± 5.36 |
| MCH (pg), (Mean, SD) | 32.95 ± 1.73 | 33.26 ± 1.39 | 34.21 ± 2.42 | 32.61 ± 1.13 |
| RDW (%), (Mean, SD) | 13.69 ± 1.48* | 13.52 ± 1.36*† | 14.51 ± 1.79*# | 12.89 ± 0.93 |
| NLratio (NLR), (Mean, SD) | 2.11 ± 1.06** | 1.99 ± 1.08 | 2.65 ± 0.81# | 1.38 ± 0.62 |
| PLratio (PLR), (Mean, SD) | 164.60 ± 73.11** | 154.95 ± 67.90 | 208.01 ± 82.36# | 98.85 ± 26.92 |
| Lymphocytes (103/μl), Mean, SD) | 1.53 ± 0.70** | 1.55 ± 0.54** | 1.45 ± 0.55** | 2.72 ± 0.79 |
| Neutrophils (103/μl), (Mean, SD) | 2.99 ± 0.15† | 2.81 ± 0.14† | 3.78 ± 0.18 | 3.52 ± 0.13 |
| Platelets (103/μl), (Mean, SD) | 224.9 ± 63.4 | 215.2 ± 61.2 | 268.4 ± 56.3 | 253.9 ± 54 |
* Compared to controls, p < 0.001; ** Compared to controls, p < 0.0001; #: Compared to SLE-na, p < 0.0001; †: Compared to controls, p < 0.05.
SLE-na: SLE without anemia, SLE-a: SLE with anemia, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin, RDW: Red blood cell distribution width.