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Table 2 Complete blood count of β thalassemia carriers and iron deficiency anemia participants in Mid Nile Delta Egyptian Governorates (2016-2020)

From: Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia carriers among relatives of beta thalassemia patients in Nile Delta region, Egypt: a multicenter study

Variable

Iron deficiency anemia

(Group 1)

β thalassemia carrier

(Group 2)

MW#

P

Red blood corpuscles (X106/mm3)

Mean ± SD

3.74 ± 0.56

5.28 ± 0.63

13.45

0.001**

Range

2.30-4.96

4.00-6.60

Median

3.80

5.28

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

Mean ± SD

10.60 ± 1.21

10.95 ± 1.20

1.43

0.152

Range

6.60-12.90

9-15.40

Median

10.80

10.90

Hematocrit value (%)

Mean ± SD

Range

Median

32.7 ± 3.71

18.50-39.7

32.70

33.31 ± 4.09

20.20-44.90

33. 10

2.34

0.019**

Mean corpuscular volume (fl)

Mean ± SD

67.83 ± 7.21

62.42 ± 6.37

7.70

0.001**

Range

45-79

45.0-79.0

Median

69.00

62.00

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)

Mean ± SD

22.70 ± 2.81

20.32 ± 2.21

7.20

0.001**

Range

14.60-27

15.20-27.20

Median

22.75

20.10

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

Mean ± SD

33.94 ± 2.32

32.83 ± 2.31

3.95

0.001**

Range

29.50-38.20

26.80-37.80

Median

34.00

32.30

Red cell distribution width (%)

Mean ± SD

16.89 ± 2.28

15.30 ± 2.18

5.93

0.001**

Range

11.90-21.30

11.00-18.40

Median

17.4

16.00

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. #MW: Z value of Mann-Whitney U test
  3. **Highly significant (P < 0.01)