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Table 2 Comparison of red cell parameters categories between anemic and non-anemic patients

From: Anemia in type 2 diabetic patients and correlation with kidney function in a tertiary care sub-Saharan African hospital: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Anemiaa (n = 263)

No anemia (n = 373)

Normocytosis* (MCV 80–100 fl)

73.3

82.1

Microcytosis* (MCV < 80 fl)

21.4

15.1

Macrocytosis* (MCV > 100 fl)

5.4

2.9

Normochromia (MCHC 32–36 g/dl)

52.8

61.7

Hypochromia (MCHC < 32 g/dl)

47.3

38.3

  1. aAnemia defined as hemoglobin concentration <12 g/dl for females and <13 g/dl for males
  2. *p value < 0.05
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BMC Nephrology

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