From: Serum levels of leptin in Nigerian patients with sickle cell anaemia
SCA Patients | ||||||
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Variable | Steady (n = 31) | Unsteady (n = 24) | Total (n = 55) | |||
 | r | P | r | P | r | P |
Malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
GMPD. | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.1 |
Haemolytic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
PCV | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.34 |
Hb | 0.19 | 0.3 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 0.18 | 0.38 |
MCHC | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
MCH | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
RBC | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.43 |
Inflammation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ESR | -0.55 | 0.001* | -0.72 | 0.000075 | -0.59 | 0.000016* |
Sickling | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
RC | 0.52 | 0.003* | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.39 | 0.004* |
ISC | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.07 | 0.6 |
HbF | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.37 |
Platelet count | -0.39 | 0.03 | -0.37 | 0.08 | -0.12 | 0.72 |