Table 5 Haematological values per parity ranks presented as mean (minimum-maximum)

RBC

10¹²/L

6.2 (3.5-7.4)^a

5.9 (4.3-7.8)^b

5.7 (4.6-7.2)^b

5.5 (4.1-6.4)^b

Hb

g/dL

12.5 (7.7-15.4)^a

12.2 (8.7-14.9)^a

11.9 (8.6-14.0)^a

12.0 (9.4-14.5)^a

HCT

%

41.2 (24.7-54.8)^a

39.8 (30.9-50.1)^a

38.8 (11.6-45.8)^a

38.8 (30.2-48.3)^a

MCV

fl

62.32 (60-73)^a

67.97 (61-74)^ab

68.71 (60-76)^b

71.06 (66-77)^c

MCH

pg

20.28 (17.8-23.2)^a

20.86 (18.4-24.4)^a

20.85 (17.4-22.5)^a

21.96 (20.1-24.7)^b

MCHC

g/dL

30.53 (29.1-31.7)^ab

30.68 (27.1-33.6)^ab

30.29 (30-31.8)^a

30.93 (29.2-33.5)^b

WBC

10⁹/L

13.9 (8.3-22.3)^a

12.1 (8.2-18.9)^b

11.5 (3.1-16.7)^bc

10.9 (4.1-18.8)^c

PLT

10⁹/L

250.4 (115-428)^a

240.9 (100-323)^ab

216.3 (72-434)^ab

197.4 (42-441)^b