Table 2 Descriptive statistics, differences between groups and estimated reference intervals for reticulocyte indices. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (minimum-maximum)

Retic (10⁹cell/L)

369.3 ± 101.1

152.2–547.9

45

148.2 (53.4–554.5)

53.4–554.5

33

<0.000001

%Retic (%)

11.8 ± 3.8

4.6–20.7

49

2.5 (0.8–9.2)

0.8–9.2

33

<0.000001

MCVr (fL)

74.5 ± 7.3

60.7–89.4

48

56.5 ± 6.8

43.0–71.1

33

<0.000001

CHCMr (g/dL)

24.9 ± 0.9

23.4–27.0

48

26.1 ± 1.0

24.2–28.0

33

0.000008

CHr (pg)

18.1 (16.0–24.3)

16.2–23.8

48

14.6 ± 1.4

12.1–18.0

33

<0.000001

CHDWr (pg)

3.7 ± 0.3

3.1–4.4

48

3.5 (2.4–4.6)

2.4–4.6

33

0.166288

RDWr (%)

17.6 ± 2.1

14.2–20.7

48

19.5 (13.0–33.0)

13.0–33.0

33

0.055130

HDWr (g/dL)

3.36 ± 0.36

2.66–3.84

48

3.9 ± 0.62

2.7–5.1

33

0.000003

%Micro-r (%)

0.05 (0–0.8)

0.0–0.45

48

0.7 (0.0–15.5)

0.0–15.5

33

0.000005

%Macro-r (%)

26.5 (4.8–71.9)

6.7–70.7

48

2.6 (1.0–17.4)

1.0–17.4

33

<0.000001

%Hypo-r (%)

83.0 (62.8–94.3)

62.2–92.2

48

76.4 (57.2–85.8)

57.2–85.8

33

0.000036

%Hyper-r (%)

0.1 (0.0–0.3)

0.0–0.3

48

0.3 (0.0–2.7)

0.0–2.7

33

<0.000001

%LowCHr (%)

10.9 (0.5–35.4)

0.5–32.1

48

57.3 (6.0–76.8)

6.0–76.8

33

<0.000001

%HighCHr (%)

22.6 (9.2–76.3)

10.1–74.9

48

7.1 ± 2.5

3.3–13.0

33

<0.000001

CH delta (pg)

−0.1 ± 1.6

−3.3–2.1

48

−0.7 ± 0.7

−2.4–0.7

33

0.012741

CHCM delta (g/dL)

−3.4 ± 0.9

−5.2–(−1.8)

48

−2.6 ± 1.7

−5.3–0.8

33

0.075

CHDW delta (pg)

0.38 (−0.54–0.86)

−0.33–0.67

48

−1.0 ± 0.6

−2.19–(−0.05)

33

<0.000001

HDW delta (g/dL)

0.66 ± 0.27

0.12–1.07

48

1.26 ± 0.46

0.18–2.06

33

<0.000001

MCV delta (fL)

8.9 ± 6.6

−3.4–18.3

48

3.6 ± 4.4

−3.8–12.5

33

0.000255

RDW delta (%)

1.4 (−7.4–5.2)

−6.3–4.2

48

−3.8 ± 4.3

−12.6–3.0

33

<0.000001