P value

Group III

Group II

Group I

N = 300

N = 300

N = 300

0.001**

41.37 ± 3.65

45.23 ± 3.93

47.02 ± 3.86

Hematocrit % Mean ± SD

0.001**

13.54 ± 1.13

14.76 ± 1.27

15.34 ± 1.04

Hemoglobin in gm/dl Mean ± SD

0.001**

0.097

0.069

3.89 ± 0.36

102 ± 4.9

33.2 ± 1.25

4.37 ± 0.45

103 ± 5.9

33.5 ± 2.3

4.56 ± 0.45

105 ± 5.3

34.5 ± 2.0

RBSs count in millions/cmm mean ± SD

MCV mean ± SD

MCH mean ± SD

0.033*

0.34 ± 0.2

0.41 ± 0.2

0.28 ± 0.1

Reticulocytes count in millions/cmm

0.153

0.222

0.166

10.6 ± 2.6

46.9 ± 10.3

41.4 ± 10.7

12 ± 3.5

50 ± 6.5

37.5 ± 6.6

12 ± 2.8

50.5 ± 7.4

38.2 ± 7.4

WBCs count millions/cmm

Mean ± SD

Neutrophils (%)

Lymphocyte (%)

0.341

273.2 ± 83

271 ± 56

254.4 ± 54

Platelets count in millions/cmm

mean ± SD