Research Article

Hyperglycaemic Environment: Contribution to the Anaemia Associated with Diabetes Mellitus in Rats Experimentally Induced with Alloxan

Table 3

The test of significance of hyperglycaemia on PCV, Hb, RBC, and reticulocyte count.

SubjectPCV (%)Hb (g/dL)RBC (×1012/L)Retics. count (%)

Test mean ()24.40 ± 3.877.81 ± 1.453.47 ± 0.2912.4 ± 1.87
Control mean ()40.45 ± 3.9313.39 ± 0.407.16 ± 0.253.69 ± 0.47
-test−13.04−16.61−42.77−20.19
value<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01