Reticulocyte hemoglobin content: a simple parameter for detection of iron deficiency anemia in children with chronic liver disease

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 4 Correlations between Reticulocytic Hb and certain studied parameters in the whole group

Parameter	Reticulocytic Hb, pg
Parameter	Correlation Coefficient	P-value
RBCs	0.041	0.821
Serum ferritin	0.433	0.012
Hb	0.230	0.197
Hematocrit	0.140	0.437
MCH	-0.199	0.266
MCHC	-0.156	0.387
MCV	-0.049	0.787
RDW	0.007	0.971
Reticulocytic count%	0.099	0.584
Corrected reticulocytes	0.191	0.286
WBCs	0.175	0.331
Platelets	0.117	0.516
Mentzer index	-0.122	0.498
Serum iron	0.178	0.321
TIBC	0.258	0.148
Transferrin saturation (TSAT %)	-0.057	0.754

RBC Red blood cells, HB Hemoglobin, MCH Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, MCV Mean corpuscular volume, RDW Red cell distribution width, WBCs White blood cells, TIBC Total iron binding capacity