Haematological Alterations among Patients with Oral and Dental Health Problems in the Tripoli Region

Table 1.

Red blood corpuscles count and itindices in control and patients with oral and dental health problems.

Groups Parameters	Control		Patients with oral and dental health problems
	Mean±SE		Mean±SE
RBCs (x10⁶//μL)		4.72 ± 0.04		4.07 ± 0.03^**
Hb (g/dl)		14.42 ± 0.10		11.47 ± 0.10^**
HCT (%)		39.82 ± 0.31		34.03 ± 0.30^**
MCV (fL)		84.45 ± 0.11		83.46 ± 0.27^**
MCH (pg/cell)		30.59 ± 0.08		28.16 ± 0.09^**
MCHC (g/dl)		36.23 ± 0.06		33.74 ± 0.07^**

**: Significant at (P<0.01) when compared with control group.