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Table 1 The changes in standard haematological findings with iron-deficient haemopoiesis.

From: Predicting iron and folate deficiency anaemias from standard blood testing: the mechanism and implications for clinical medicine and public health in developing countries

Total

*RBC

*MCV

*MCV

*MCH

RBC

Hb

Ht

MCH

MCHC%

MCV

RDW-

Days

/day

fL

SD

Pg

/10^6

g/L

 

pg

 

fL

Cv%

0

40000

90

10

30

4.8

144

36

30

40

90

11.2

10

40000

90

10

30

4.8

144

36

30

40

90

11.2

20

30000

60

7

18

4.8

144

36

30

40

90

11.2.

30

30000

60

7

18

4.7

137

34.7

29.2

39.6

88.1

14.0

40

30000

60

7

18

4.6

130

33.3

28.4

39.3

86.1

16.3

50

30000

60

7

18

4.5

124

31.9

27.6

38.9

84.0

18.3

60

30000

60

7

18

4.4

117

30.5

26.7

38.6

81.8

19.9

70

30000

60

7

18

4.3

111

29.0

25.8

38.2

79.5

21.3

80

30000

60

7

18

4.2

104

27.6

24.9

37.9

77.1

22.4

90

30000

60

7

18

4.1

97

26.0

23.9

37.6

74.6

23.2

100

30000

60

7

18

4.0

91

24.5

22.8

37.3

72.0

23.5

110

30000

60

7

18

3.9

84

22.9

21.7

36.9

69.2

23.2

120

30000

60

7

18

3.8

78

21.3

20.5

36.6

66.3

21.9

130

30000

60

7

18

3.7

71

19.7

19.3

36.3

63.2

18.8

140

30000

60

7

18

3.6

64

18

18

36

60

11.7

150

30000

60

7

18

3.6

64

18

18

36

60

11.7

160

30000

60

7

18

3.6

64

18

18

36

60

11.7

  1. The rows in normal print show the levels with normal haemopoiesis; the rows in bold print show the changes in levels during iron-deficiency. The columns marked with a * show the characteristics of the RBC formed on that day. The seven columns on the right show the haematological findings in the blood as would be found in a standard haematological report.