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. 2022 Dec 2;14(12):e32123. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32123

Table 1. Comparison of blood profile in case versus control group.

Variables Controls Cases P-value
Red cells
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 9.3±3.23 10.3±4.4 0.067
Total erythrocyte count 4.19±0.46 4.21±0.50 0.748
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) in picogram 30.25±1.56 28.85±2.27 0.001
Hemoglobin (HB) 12.84±0.96 12.39±1.40 0.011
Hematocrit (%) 40.92±2.65 38.95±4.18 0.001
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (g/dl) 31.81±1.57 31.35±1.80 0.072
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)  90.81±1.79 88.67±4.15 0.001
Peripheral blood film  
Abnormal (<15%) 19% 37% 0.001
Normal (>15%) 81% 63% 0.001