Erythrocyte reference values in Emirati people with and without α+thalassemia

BMC Hematology

Table 1 Erythrocyte indices in the study subjects (A^a) and in those with RDW <14.0% (B^b)

			RBC(×10⁶/μL)	Hb (g/dL)	Hct (%)	MCV (fL)	MCH (pg)	MCHC(%)	RDW (%)
			Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean
		N	± 2SD	± 2SD	± 2SD	± 2SD	± 2SD	± 2SD	± 2SD
A	All	1,040	5.3	14	42.9	82.1	26.8	32.6	12.6
			4.0-6.5	10.5-17.5	33.2-52.7	66.6-97.6	20.6-33.0	30.4-34.8	9.2-15.9
	M	520	5.6	15.3	46.5	83.6	27.5	32.8	12.1
			4.5-6.7	13.0-17.6	40.5-53.0	70.1-97.1	22.0-33.0	30.7-35.0	10.3-13.9
	F	520	4.9	12.8	39.4	80.6	26.1	32.4	13.1
			4.0-5.9	10.2-15.4	32.5-46.2	63.8-97.3	19.5-32.7	30.2-34.6	9.0-17.2
B	All	896	5.3	14.4	43.8	83.4	27.3	32.3	12.1
			4.1-6.5	11.4-17.3	35.4-52.2	70.2-96.7	22.0-32.7	30.7-34.8	10.5-13.7
	M	495	5.6	15.3	46.6	83.8	27.6	32.8	12.0
			4.5-6.7	13.1-17.4	40.4-52.8	70.2-96.7	22.2-32.9	30.7-35.0	10.6-13.4
	F	401	4.9	13.2	40.4	82.9	27.1	32.6	12.2
			4.0-5.8	11.3-15.1	35.2-45.6	69.6-96.3	21.7-32.5	30.7-34.6	10.5-14.0

^aSubjects with abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis (n = 39) were excluded.
^bSubjects with RDW >14.0% (n = 136, Table 2) were presumed to have iron deficiency and were excluded from estimating the reference intervals. Erroneous or incomplete data (n = 8) were also exclude from estimating the reference intervals.

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