Table 4.

Effect of the α-thalassemia genotypes on red cell measurements of non-iron-deficient African-American subjects and non-iron-deficient white controls


Sex and genotype

No.

Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SE

MCV, fL, mean ± SE
F    
−α3.7/−α3.7   6   12.02 ± 0.224   72.33 ± 1.260  
αα/−α3.7   42   12.58 ± 0.145   84.20 ± 0.544  
αα/αα   129   13.12 ± 0.081   90.26 ± 0.391  
White controls   5780   13.44 ± 0.013   89.94 ± 0.0618  
M    
−α3.7/−α3.7   7   13.60 ± 0.315   75.71 ± 2.275  
αα/−α3.7   79   14.25 ± 0.122   85.05 ± 0.526  
αα/αα   172   14.72 ± 0.077   89.59 ± 0.357  
White controls
 
6240
 
15.06 ± 0.012
 
90.11 ± 0.0547
 

Sex and genotype

No.

Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SE

MCV, fL, mean ± SE
F    
−α3.7/−α3.7   6   12.02 ± 0.224   72.33 ± 1.260  
αα/−α3.7   42   12.58 ± 0.145   84.20 ± 0.544  
αα/αα   129   13.12 ± 0.081   90.26 ± 0.391  
White controls   5780   13.44 ± 0.013   89.94 ± 0.0618  
M    
−α3.7/−α3.7   7   13.60 ± 0.315   75.71 ± 2.275  
αα/−α3.7   79   14.25 ± 0.122   85.05 ± 0.526  
αα/αα   172   14.72 ± 0.077   89.59 ± 0.357  
White controls
 
6240
 
15.06 ± 0.012
 
90.11 ± 0.0547
 
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