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Table 2 Comparison of haematology parameters between HCV-non-infected and HCV-infected haemodialysis patients

From: Malnutrition inflammation index in chronic haemodialysis patients with or without hepatitis C virus infection

Parametera

Mean ± SDb

P valuec

HCV-non-infected

HCV-infected

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

8.8 ± 0.2

8.4 ± 0.2

0.129

RBCS (× 1012/L)

3.2 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.1

0.576

WBCS (× 109/L)

6.5 ± 0.3

7.0 ± 0.4

0.454

Platelet count (× 109/L)

205.3 ± 8.3

196.7 ± 7.7

0.278

  1. aReference ranges: red blood cell count: male 4.32–5.72 × 1012 cells/L, female 3.90–5.03 × 1012 cells/L; haemoglobin: male 13.5–17.5 g/dL, female 12.0–15.5 g/dL; white blood cell count—3.5–10.5 × 109 cells/L; platelet count—150–450 × 109/L37
  2. bSD standard deviation
  3. cP value: P > 0.05 is non-significant and P < 0.05 is significant