Research Article

Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism among Sickle Cell Patients in West Cameroon: Hematological and Clinical Implications

Table 6

Variation of hematological profile according to the Hp genotype in SS patients.

ParametersHp 1S-1SHp 1F-1 FHp 1S-1 FHp 2-1SHp 2-1FHp 2-2 value

Number of individuals25 (24.5%)6 (5.9%)1 (1%)11 (10.8%)4 (3.9%)55 (53.9%)
Hb (g/dL)7.19 ± 1.038.23 ± 2.628.907.54 ± 1.337.62 ± 0.707.49 ± 1.300.532
WBC (×109/L)17.12 ± 6.2416.95 ± 4.4711.9020.89 ± 13.2815.22 ± 4.7418.33 ± 8.820.764
RBC (×1012/L)2.94 ± 0.753.42 ± 1.253.203.02 ± 0.562.97 ± 0.482.94 ± 0.620.737
Lymph (×109/L)8.42 ± 4.268.51 ± 2.916.507.43 ± 1.746.17 ± 1.958.76 ± 5.560.877
Mon (×109/L)1.76 ± 0.761.66 ± 0.851.101.93 ± 0.701.45 ± 0.472.01 ± 0.940.570
Gran (×109/L)6.92 ± 2.716.76 ± 1.714.3011.51 ± 12.467.60 ± 4.047.55 ± 3.790.223
Lymph%48.5 ± 10.449.4 ± 8.254.640.6 ± 11.941.9 ± 15.246.5 ± 10.00.300
Mon%10.7 ± 3.89.6 ± 2.79.010.4 ± 3.99.5 ± 1.511.5 ± 3.50.659
Gran%40.8 ± 9.741.0 ± 8.636.449.0 ± 13.348.6 ± 16.042.0 ± 10.30.269
HCT (%)26.33 ± 5.5829.43 ± 7.9730.6026.81 ± 5.0827.95 ± 3.0526.99 ± 4.750.798
MCV (fL)91.25 ± 11.1788.50 ± 9.5395.9089.13 ± 7.2094.95 ± 8.5091.29 ± 15.250.965
MCHC (g/dL)28.30 ± 1.7227.73 ± 3.2129.028.18 ± 1.2327.30 ± 1.0227.70 ± 1.220.586
PLT (×109/L)458 ± 175451 ± 307551454 ± 202608 ± 169463 ± 1660.733
MPV (fL)9.92 ± 0.639.91 ± 0.509.2010.03 ± 0.569.75 ± 0.509.76 ± 0.750.720
MCH (pg)25.85 ± 3.8524.36 ± 2.7927.8025.03 ± 2.2125.85 ± 2.3725.77 ± 9.960.828
RDW-CV%23.4 ± 3.222.7 ± 5.619.023.3 ± 2.922.2 ± 1.223.8 ± 3.50.727
RDW-SD (fL)75.6 ± 14.873.1 ± 20.766.174.4 ± 8.374.3 ± 9.278.0 ± 13.40.837
PDW14.7 ± 0.414.6 ± 0.214.114.7 ± 0.214.6 ± 0.214.7 ± 0.40.591
PCT%0.42 ± 0.100.37 ± 0.240.510.39 ± 0.080.47 ± 0.190.43 ± 0.140.809

WBC: white blood cells; RDW: red cell distribution width; PDW: platelet distribution width; PCT: platelet crit; ANOVA test.