Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Gender | Male | 75 (72.81%) |
|---|---|---|
Female | 28 (27.19%) | |
Age (years) | Median (range) | 62.3 (50–76) |
Work history | Agriculturist | 23 (22.33%) |
Petroleum worker | 7 (6.79%) | |
Truck driver | 5 (4.85%) | |
Others | 68 (66%) | |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | Median ± SD | 9.9 ± 1.1 |
Platelet (× 103/μl) | Median ± SD | 103 ± 20 |
WBC (× 103/μl) | Median ± SD | 3.4 ± 0.5 |
ANC (× 103/μl) | Median ± SD | 1.6 ± 0.3 |
BM cellularity | Hypercellular | 78 (75.73%) |
Normocellular | 18 (17.47%) | |
Hypocellular | 7 (6.8%) | |
BM Iron storage | Increased | 86 (83.5%) |
Decreased | 0 | |
Normal | 17 (16.5%) |