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Table 6: comparison of the reference intervals of the erythrocytes index of our study with those found in the literature (longitudinal study performed for 434 Danish pregnant women) |
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Our study (with and without iron supplements) |
Literature (with iron supplements) [12,13] |
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Red cell indices |
Second trimester |
Third trimester |
Second trimester 18weeks |
Third trimester 32 weeks |
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RBCx1012/L |
4.02(3.26 –4.82) |
3.92(3.19 – 4.78) |
3.93 (3.43–4.49) |
3.86 (3.38–4.43) |
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HGB (g/dL) |
11.68(9.6-13.6) |
11.22(9.1 – 13.4) |
11.9 (10.6–13.3) |
11.9 (10.4–13.5) |
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HCT (%) |
34.44(28.6 – 39.9) |
33.20(27.34 – 39.3) |
35 (31–39) |
35 (31–40) |
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MCV (fL) |
85.73(74.7 – 97.7) |
84.77(72.8 – 96.1) |
89 (83–96) |
91 (85–97) |
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MCH (pg) |
29.17(24.0 – 33.3) |
28.74(23.0 – 33.4) |
30 (27–33) |
30 (28–33) |
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MCHC (g/dL) |
34.01(31.2 – 36.6) |
33.82(30.8 – 36.2) |
34 (33–36) |
34 (33–36) |
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Mean and reference ranges (2.5th – 97.5th centiles). RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
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