Profile of red blood cell morphologies and causes of anaemia among pregnant women at first clinic visit in the mount Cameroon area: a prospective cross sectional study

Table 2 Comparison of mean levels of Hb MCH, MCHC, MCV, RBCs, Ht and RDW-CV among anaemic cases, malaria-related, non-malaria and non-anaemic cases

Anaemic status/red blood cell indices	Hb (g/dl)	MCH (pg)	MCHC (g/dl)	MCV (fl)	RBC (× 10¹²/l)	Ht (%)	RDW-CV (%)
^$All anaemic cases	9.6 ± 1.0	26.8 ± 3.4	31.8 ± 1.6	84.5 ± 8.9	3.6 ± 0.5	29.9 ± 3.3	16.2 ± 2.5
*Malaria-related anaemia (n = 37)	9.5 ± 1.2	27.7 ± 3.6	32.0 ± 1.3	86.7 ± 10.3	3.5 ± 0.5	29.5 ± 2.7	16.0 ± 1.8
^&Non-malaria anaemia (n = 122)	9.6 ± 1.0	26.3 ± 3.2	31.7 ± 1.7	83.8 ± 8.4	3.6 ± 0.5	30.1 ± 3.4	16.2 ± 2.7
^#Non-anaemic (n = 120)	12.2 ± 0.9	29.2 ± 2.1	33.4 ± 1.3	87.7 ± 5.6	4.2 ± 0.4	36.4 ± 2.8	14.9 ± 1.9

Statistical significant difference between ^$ and ^#: Hb (t = 21.5; p < 0.001), MCH (t = 6.9; p < 0.001), MCHC (t = 9.1; p < 0.001), MCV (t = 3.5; p = p < 0.001) RBC (t = 10.7; p < 0.001), Hct (t = 17.4; p < 0.001), RDW-CV (t = 5.0; p < 0.001) levels
No statistical significant difference between * and ^&: Hb (t = 0.8; p = 0.42), MCH (t = 1.9; p = 0.07), MCHC (t = 1.0; p = 0.33), MCV (t = 1.7; p = 0.09), RBC (t =1.7; p = 0.09), Hct (t = 0.9; p = 0.36) and RDW-CV (t = 0.5; p = 0.65) levels
Statistical significant difference between * and ^#: Hb (t = 14.8; p < 0.001), MCH (t = 3.2; p = 0.002), MCHC (t = 5.7; p < 0.001), RBC (t = 8.5; p < 0.001), Hct (t = 13.1; p < 0.001), RDW-CV (t = 3.6; p < 0.001) except MCV (t = 0.7; p = 0.45) levels
Statistical significant difference between ^& and ^#: Hb (t = 20.2; p < 0.001), MCH (t = 7.5; p = 0.002), MCHC (t = 8.7; p < 0.001), MCV (t = 4.2; p = p < 0.001) RBC (t = 9.6; p < 0.001), Hct (t = 15.9; p < 0.001), RDW-CV (t = 4.7; p < 0.001) levels

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