Table 5: Correlation between hematological indices provided in automation and morphological indices (precheratocytes and pencil cells).

 

 IDA n = 20)

P value (coefficient correlation R)

β-Thalassemia (n = 20)

P value (coefficient correlation R)

ACD (n = 20)

P value (coefficent di correlation R)

Precheratocytes vs MCV

 0.15 (R = -0.36)

0.22 (R = -0.25)

0.11 (R = -0.55)

Precheratocytes vs RDW

0.21 (R = -0.381)

0.11 (R = 0.27)

0.22 (R = -0.215)

       

Precheratocytes vs. %IPO

0.09 (R = 0.333)

0.35 (R = 0.16)

0.36 (R = -0.41)

Precheratocytes vs. %IPO

0.09 (R = 0.123)

0.22 (R = 0.29)

0.08 (R = -0.39)

Pencil cells vs. MCV

0.18 (R = -0.40)

0.16 (R = -0.38)

0.07 (R = -0.51)

Pencil cells vs. RDW

0.11 (R = 0.23)

0.25 (R = 0.49)

0.33 (R = -0.21)

Pencil cells vs. %IPO

0.13 (R = 0.23)

0.26 (R = 0.19)

0.09 (R = -0.33)

Pencil cells vs. %IPO

0.15 (R = -0.36)

0.32 (R = -0.32)

0.09 (R = -0.37)