Table 2 The influence of sex and delivery type on hematological parameter in newborns based on median value
From: Hematological reference intervals among full-term newborns in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Hematological parameter | Sex | Delivery type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | P-value | Vaginal | Cesarean | p-value | |
WBC(x109/l) | 12.6 | 13.15 | 0.98 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 0.64 |
RBC(x1012/l) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.51 | 4.61 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
Hgb (g/dl) | 16.2 | 15.75 | 0.47 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 0.09 |
Hct (%) | 49.6 | 48.65 | 0.44 | 48.6 | 50.45 | 0.05 |
Platelet (x109/l) | 292 | 271 | 0.17 | 276 | 274 | 0.62 |
Lymphocyte absolute (x109/l) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.12 | 4.6 | 4.55 | 0.91 |
Neutrophil absolute ((x109/l) | 6.4 | 7.25 | 0.19 | 7 | 6.95 | 0.57 |