title: Correlation between normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase level and haematological parameters.
abstract: The study involved 143 individuals and aimed to correlate normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) level with haematological parameters. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between G6PD level and haemoglobin, packed cell volume, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between G6PD level and white blood cell count and reticulocyte count, but no significant correlation was found between G6PD level and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. The negative correlation between G6PD level and haemoglobin suggests that anaemic people have higher G6PD levels than normal individuals. The positive correlation between G6PD level and white blood cell count indicates that white blood cells may play an important role in contributing to G6PD level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ajlaan
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: al-Naama
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Naama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D012016:Reference Values; D012156:Reticulocytes; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase