TABLE 8.

Count and morphological changes in WBCs, platelets, and RBCs between male and female COVID-19 patients.

	Male (n = 63)		Female (n = 68)
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	P-value
WBC changes
Leucocytosis	1	1.6	3	4.4	0.2032
Leukopenia	2	3.2	2	2.9	0.3906
Neutrophils changes
Neutrophilia	13	20.6	6	8.8	0.074
Neutropenia	0	0.0	2	2.9	0.1249
Pseudo-Pelger-Huët	15	23.8	18	26.5	0.4562
Bands	17	27.0	17	25.0	0.3125
Long nuclear endoplasm	17	27.0	16	23.5	0.2271
Fetus shaped nucleus	13	20.6	17	25.0	0.4025
Macroganular neutrophil cytoplasm	6	9.5	6	8.8	0.438
Karyorrehxis neutrophils	1	1.6	2	2.9	0.1903
Drumstick nucleus	0	0.0	2	2.9	0.1249
Hypoganular neutrophil cytoplasm	23	36.5	25	36.8	0.3703
Lymphocyte changes
Lymphocytosis	0	0.0	2	2.9	0.1249
Lymphopenia	16	25.4	10	14.7	0.2869
Atypical lymphocytes	52	82.5	53	77.9	0.4305
Granular lymphocyte cytoplasm	2	3.2	3	4.4	0.2195
Basophilic cytoplasm lymphocytes	3	4.8	3	4.4	0.4405
Plasmacytoid lymphocytes	0	0.0	0	0.0	–
Monocyte changes
Monocytosis	1	1.6	3	4.4	0.2032
Monocytes with vacuoles	38	60.3	34	50.0	0.1391
Platelets changes
Platelets’ thrombocytosis	7	11.1	10	14.7	0.0794
Platelets’ thrombocytopenia	9	14.3	6	8.8	0.2715
RBCs changes
Normocytic RBCs	33	52.4	33	48.5	0.0903
Normochromic RBCs	28	44.4	16	23.5	0.0093*
Erthrocytopenia	15	23.8	20	29.4	0.347
Polycythemia	6	9.5	4	5.9	0.438
Normoblasts	1	1.6	3	4.4	0.4228
Polychromasia	4	6.3	1	1.5	0.1415
Microcytic RBCs	16	25.4	18	26.5	0.0853
Macrocytic RBCs	2	3.2	0	0.0	0.3627
Hypochromic RBCs	19	30.2	36	52.9	0.0054*
Rouleaux RBCs	13	20.6	10	14.7	0.4025
Anisocytosis	27	42.9	38	55.9	0.45
Targetoid	20	31.7	27	39.7	0.2634
Stomatocytes	9	14.3	15	22.1	0.0767
Mushroom RBCs	11	17.5	10	14.7	0.4305
Acanthocytes/Spur	16	25.4	8	11.8	0.0819
Ovalocytes	21	33.3	14	20.6	0.3199
Dacryocytes	22	34.9	20	29.4	0.3896
Schistocytes	18	28.6	15	22.1	0.4727
Echinocytes/Burr cells	18	28.6	16	23.5	0.1161
Bite cells	13	20.6	15	22.1	0.2927

*p < 0.05, significant results.