Abbreviations: fL – femtolitre; g – grams; Hb – haemoglobin; Hct – haematocrit; L – litre; MCH – mean cell haemoglobin; MCHC – mean cell haemoglobin concentration; MCV – mean cell volume; pg – picogram; RBC – red cell count; RDW – red cell distribution width; WCC – white cell count; μ – micro; % – percent.