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Table 2 Mean values of full blood count parameters

From: Haematological values in homozygous sickle cell disease in steady state and haemoglobin phenotypes AA controls in Lagos, Nigeria

Parameters

Cases

Controls

Males

Females

Overall

Males

Females

Overall

Hgb g/dl

8.11 ± 1.53

7.78 ± 1.42

7.93 ± 1.4

13.83 ± 1.32

11.96 ± 3.10

13.83 ± 1.32

PCV%

25.04 ± 4.90

23.95 ± 4.49

24.44 ± 4.68

43.07 ± 3.95

36.59 ± 3.30

43.07 ± 3.95

MCV fl

81.71 ± 6.34

81.36 ± 9.01

81.52 ± 7.89

86.90 ± 4.69

84.63 ± 8.82

86.90 ± 4.69

MCH pg

26.54 ± 2.46

26.47 ± 3.71

26.50 ± 3.20

28.25 ± 1.34

27.20 ± 1.92

28.50 ± 1.34

MCHCg/dl

32.45 ± 1.00

32.54 ± 1.08

32.52 ± 1.07

32.06 ± 0.90

31.59 ± 0.93

32.06 ± 0.90

WBC

10.82 ± 4.95

9.83 ± 2.86

10.27 ± 3.94

5.75 ± 1.63

5.63 ± 1.59

5.67 ± 1.59

Plts

408.40 ± 133.42

416.21 ± 155.09

412.71 ± 145

239 ± 62.25

222.15 ± 58.03

222.82 ± 57

  1. Abbreviations: Hgb—haemoglobin concentration, PCV--Packed cell volume, MCV-Mean cell volume, MCH—Mean cell haemoglobin, MCHC-Mean cell haemoglobin concentration, WBC-White blood cells*109/l, Plts-Platelets*109/l.