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Table 4 Association between RBC indices with H.pylori infection

From: Helicobacter pyloriinfection and its association with anemia among adult dyspeptic patients attending Butajira Hospital, Ethiopia

Parameter

Mean (SD)

P-value (95% CI)

 

H.pylori positive

H.pyori negative

 

HGB

13.3(1.3)

13.8 (1.6)

0.001(0.19, 0.77)

MCV(fl)

87.5(7.2)

88.9(7.3)

0.058 (-0.048, 2.79)

MCH

27.85(2.54)

28.65(2.78)

0.003 (0.28, 1.33)

MCHC (ρg)

31.35(2.03)

32(2.33)

0.002 (0.26, 1.12)

RBCX106/μl

4.63(0.59)

4.8(0.72)

0.01 (0.04, 0.29)

HCT (%)

41.9(5.3)

43.3(5.9)

0.009 (0.38, 2.58)

  1. HGB = hemoglobin; MCV = mean corpuscular volume; MCH = mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RBC = red blood cell; HCT = hematocrit.