Table 2 Mean (±sd) hematological parameter values of omega-3 fatty acid treated, hydroxyurea treated and untreated patients (HbSS) and healthy controls

75.6 ± 16.2***

75.9 ± 10.3⁺⁺⁺

79.5 ± 10.3

126.0 ± 10.9

22.9 ± 4.7***

22.9 ± 3.0⁺⁺⁺

23.8 ± 2.8

38.0 ± 3.5

2.8 ± 0.7***

2.7 ± 0.5⁺⁺⁺

2.8 ± 0.6

4.6 ± 0.5

84.3 ± 8.6

86.5 ± 7.1

87.8 ± 11.6

82.3 ± 4.7

27.9 ± 3.4

28.6 ± 3.0

29.5 ± 4.4

27.6 ± 1.9

33.3 ± 2.0

33.1 ± 1.4

33.4 ± 0.9

33.5 ± 1.5

489.5 ± 121.1***

533.6 ± 98.7⁺⁺⁺

414.5 ± 109.9^×

330.3 ± 72.5

12.4 ± 4.3***

13.3 ± 3.4⁺⁺⁺

13.6 ± 3.7

6.3 ± 1.3