Correlation between Plasma Interleukin-3, the α/β Globin Ratio, and Globin mRNA Stability

Table 3

Hematological and biochemical data.

Variables	Group 1; Mean ± 2 SD	Group 2; Mean ± 2 SD
WBC (×10^3/L)	6.7 ± 2.0	6.5 ± 2.2
RBC (×10^12/L)	4.89 ± 0.80	4.84 ± 0.80
Hb (g/dL)	14.0 ± 2.0	13.8 ± 2.6
Hct (%)	41.7 ± 5.4	41.3 ± 6.8
MCV (fL)	85.4 ± 5.2	85.5 ± 5.0
MCH (pg)	28.7 ± 1.8	28.5 ± 1.4
MCHC (g/dL)	33.6 ± 1.2	33.0 ± 2.4
RDW	12.0 ± 0.7	12.4 ± 1.8
Reticulocytes (%)	0.9 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 0.6
Hb A (%)	97.1 ± 0.6	97.2 ± 0.5
Hb A2 (%)	2.3 ± 0.6	2.4 ± 0.4
Hb F (%)	0.5 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.3
Total iron (ug/d)	86 ± 33	99 ± 57
TIBC (ug/dL)	339 ± 88	328 ± 138
Ferritin (ng/dL)	46 ± 102	56 ± 132
Number of total cases	15	17