Study of Hematological Parameters in Children Suffering from Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Chattagram Maa-o-Shishu General Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Table 2

Showing comparative hematological values for iron deficiency anemic males and females.

Parameters	Male	Female	value
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
Hb (g/dL)	10.31 ± 1.46	10.51 ± 1.07	0.339
ESR (mm 1st hour)	39.07 ± 27.40	37.71 ± 25.68	0.768
RBC (million/cmm)	4.35 ± 0.59	4.34 ± 0.52	0.918
PCV/haematocrit	29.85 ± 3.75	30.18 ± 3.23	0.589
MCV (fl)	66.57 ± 5.32	67.05 ± 4.86	0.584
MCH (pg)	24.00 ± 2.93	23.93 ± 2.59	0.87
MCHC (g/dL)	34.76 ± 1.43	34.86 ± 0.98	0.626
RDW (%)	12.83 ± 2.08	13.11 ± 2.28	0.485
MPV (µm^3)	7.59 ± 0.85	8.08 ± 0.82	0.001
Platelet (×l000/cmm)	340.49 ± 82.57	332.29 ± 80.99	0.567
WBC (/cmm)	10946.08 ± 3786.32	9470.833 ± 2969.49	0.011
Neutrophil (%)	49.32 ± 16.27	49.43 ± 17.50	0.97
Lymphocytes (%)	45.66 ± 15.98	45.85 ± 17.21	0.947
Eosinophil (%)	2.95 ± 2.95	2.48 ± 1.60	0.208
Monocytes (%)	2.13 ± 1.05	2.25 ± 1.05	0.052