Table 5 Haematological findings in the three groups
Group A (n = 45) | Group B (n = 31) | Group C (n = 18) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Median (range) | Outside normal rangea (%) | Median (range) | Outside normal rangea (%) | Median (range) | Outside normal rangea (%) |
Haematocrite (%) | ||||||
Male | 42.0 (33.8–47.1) | 12/28 (42.8) | 40.4 (36.7–46.3) | 8/14 (57.1) | 44.0 (32.4–53.6) | 2/7 (28.6) |
Female | 37.8 (32.8–43.2) | 6/17 (35.2) | 36.8 (31.1–42.3) | 9/17 (53.0) | 34.6 (28.3–41.3) | 8/11 (72.7) |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | ||||||
Male | 14.4 (10.9–16.4) | 10/28 (35.7) | 13.5 (11.7–16.8) | 7/14 (50.0) | 14.9 (10.2–16.6) | 1/7 (14.3) |
Female | 13.0 (11.2–14.3) | 2/17 (11.7) | 12.4 (10.5–14.3) | 5/17 (29.4) | 12.0 (9.1–13.7) | 4/11 (36.4) |