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Table 2 Between-gender comparison of the haematological tests of the diabetic and non-diabetic subjects

From: Anaemia and kidney dysfunction in Caribbean Type 2 diabetic patients

Haematology profile

Type 2 diabetic patients

Non-diabetic subjects

Males

Females

Males

Females

Age (years)

§68.9 ± 1.2

64.6 ± 1.2

48.9 ± 1.4

48.8 ± 1.8╫╫

Whole Blood Count (× 103/uL)

5.5 ± 0.3

6.0 ± 0.1

5.5 ± 0.2

5.5 ± 0.3

Red Blood Cell (× 106/uL)

§§4.6 ± 0.1

4.4 ± 0.1

5.1 ± 0.1**

4.6 ± 0.1

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

§§12.9 ± 0.2

12.1 ± 0.1

14.6 ± 0.3**

12.5 ± 0.2

Hematocrit (%)

§39.4 ± 0.5

37.5 ± 0.3

44.2 ± 0.7**

39.0 ± 0.5

Mean Corpuscular Volume (FL)

87.0 ± 0.7

85.3 ± 0.6

87.4 ± 1.4

84.4 ± 1.3

Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (pg)

28.5 ± 0.3

28.2 ± 0.6

28.8 ± 0.5*

27.1 ± 0.5*

Platelet Count (× 103/uL)

224.2 ± 9.9

244.4 ± 5.7

237.9 ± 13.8

262.2 ± 10.1

Mean Platelet Volume (Fl)

11.1 ± 0.1

11.1 ± 0.1

11.2 ± 0.2

10.9 ± 0.2

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001 for comparisons between male and female non-diabetic subjects
  2. P < 0.05 for comparisons between male and female diabetic patients
  3. §P < 0.05, §§P < 0.001 for comparisons between male diabetic and male non-diabetic subjects
  4. P < 0.05, ╫╫P < 0.001 for comparisons between female diabetic and female non-diabetic subjects