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Table 2 Patient characteristics of 249 patients with macrocytic anaemia

From: Prevalence of potential underlying aetiology of macrocytic anaemia in Dutch general practice

Parameters

Median: IQR

Reference values

Age

78.0 years: 65.0-85.0

 

 - Men

75.0 years: 63.0-82.0

 

 - Women

80.0 years: 72.5-87.0

 

Haemoglobin

11.8 g/dL: 10.5-12.9

 

 - Men

12.9 g/dL: 11.3-13.2

13.7-17.7 g/dL

 - Women

11.3 g/dL: 10.2-11.8

12.1-16.1 g/dL

MCV

103 fL: 101-108

 

Erythrocytes

3.5 10^12/L: 3.0-3.8

 

 - Men

3.8 10^12/L: 3.1-4.0

4.6-6.2 10^12/L

 - Women

3.3 10^12/L: 2.9-3.6

4.2-5.4 10^12/L

Reticulocytes

1.3 %: 0.9-1.8

<2.5 %

Thrombocytes

218.0 10^9/L: 166.0-272.5

150-400 10^9/L

Leukocytes

6.7 10^9/L: 5.0-8.7

4.3-10.0 10^9/L

Ferritin

225.0 μg/L: 131.5-464.0

 

 - Men

250.5 μg/L: 137.0-557.8

25-250 μg/L

 - Women

197.0 μg/L: 107.0-385.0

20-150 μg/L

Creatinine*

84.0 μmol/L: 70.0-105.5

 

 - Men

88.0 μmol/L: 72.5-105.0

59-104 μmol/L

 - Women

76.5 μmol/L: 62.0-106.0

45-84 μmol/L

Gamma GT*

27.5 U/L: 16.0-112.5

 

 - Men

29.5 U/L: 18.0-168.5

<50 U/L

 - Women

23.0 U/L: 14.0-95.0

<35 U/L

  1. The interquartile range (IQR) is denoted by the first and third quartile. *The number of patients with values for creatinine and gamma GT were 209 and 162 patients, respectively