Methods:We searched MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane for studies of adult patients with OSA that reported hemoglobin and/or hematocrit levels. We performed summary estimates of (i) polycythemia prevalence and a subgroup analysis according to OSA severity, and (ii) change in hemoglobin and hematocrit ...
Laboratory testing is performed including hematology (for example, hemoglobin; hematocrit, red blood cell count (RBC); mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); mean corpuscular volume (MCV), WBC with differential; and platelet count), biochemistry (sodium; ...
Anemia is a health condition characterized by either a lack of healthy red blood cell or by a lack of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein that gives red blood cells their color and ability to transport oxygen. While a lack of hemoglobin would mean the red blood cells are not healthy, oth...
Results: Data for WBC (P < 0.001), hemoglobin (P=0.001), hematocrit (P=0.004), MCV (P=0.001), MCH (P=0.003), COHB% (P < 0.001), albumin/ globulin (P < 0.001) and triglyceride (P < 0.001) were higher for smokers than nonsmokers, while total-bilirubin (P < 0.001), total ...
(p< 0.001) when compared to normal-weight women. Red blood cell indices, including hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), were similar between groups, while MCV appears to trend towards lower in obese women. Serum iron concentration was lower in obese women (p= 0.044)...
(25-hydroxycholecalciferol, 25-OHD), PTH, and bone formation (bone alkaline phosphatase, BAP) and bone resorption (N-telopeptides of type I collagen, NTx) markers were determined. Hematocrit, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, platelets, serum iron, serum transferrin, transferrin saturation, and serum ...
Hyponatremia is associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. An elevated value of the serum urea-to-creatinine ratio (UCR) has been proposed as a proxy of hypovolemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the UC