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 |