Polycythemia vera

N = 7

Reactive erythrocytosis

N = 13

Non-erythrocytosis

N = 11

Clinical profile

Age

60 (4)

64 (3)

67 (2)

Height (cm)

168 (3)

164 (3)

161 (2)

Weight (kg)

61 (4)

67 (4)

60 (3)

Body mass index

21 (1)*

25 (1)

23 (1)

Hematology

Red blood cells (×104/μL)

717 (36)*#

586 (12)

449 (14)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

19.5 (0.4)#

19.7 (0.3)#

14.2 (0.3)

Hematocrit (%)

59.3 (1.3)#

57.6 (1.1)#

42.5 (0.9)

Mean Corpuscular volume (fL)

83.8 (3.5)*#

98.4 (1.5)

94.8 (2.1)

Platelet (×104/μL)

36.7 (7.1)*#

16.5 (0.8)

20.4 (1.2)

White blood cells (/μL)

17,257(4491)*#

6,408(309)

5,727(415)

Biochemistry

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

163 (12)#

186 (8)

190 (9)

Serum albumin (g/dL)

4.5 (0.1)

4.4 (0.1)

4.3 (0.1)

Sex hormone profile

LH (mIU/mL)

5.9 (1.7)

7.2 (0.8)

6.9 (1.4)

FSH (mIU/mL)

16.7 (4.5)

9.1 (1.0)

14.1 (3.6)

Testosterone (ng/mL)

385 (78)*

529 (46)

570 (55)

Free testosterone (pg/mL)

8.0 (2.0)

8.5 (0.8)

7.5 (1.0)

Estradiol (pg/mL)

17.1 (4.1)*#

28.5 (2.5)

28.4 (3.0)

Cortisol (μg/dL)

13.5 (3.7)

12.0 (1.1)

13.1 (1.0)