Table 1

- Patient sample characteristics.

ParameterHealthy (mean ± SD)Patients (mean ± SD)
Age (years)46 ± 3.757 ± 6.1
Gender (n,%)
Male11 (64.7)18 (60.0)
Female6 (35.3)12 (40.0)
RBCs (mean ± SD)x106 /ml4.9 ± 0.43.8 ± 1.4
Hemoglobin (g/dL)14.2 ± 1.110.8 ± 2.0
Hematocrit44.2 ± 3.533.5 ± 3.6
MCV (fL)87.6 ± 2.585.2 ± 3.7
MCH (pg)29.8 ± 1.727.8 ± 2.6
MCHC (g/dL)34.1 ± 1.332.9 ± 2.4
RDW12.2 ± 1.114.7 ± 1.8

RBCs: red blood cells, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RDW: red blood cell distribution width, SD: standard deviation