Table 2 Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and reticulocyte count ration in twins in depending on chorionicity and mode of delivery
Twin 1 | Twin 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HGB (g/dL) median (IQR) | HCT (%) median (IQR) | Reticulocyte count ratio median (IQR) | HGB (g/dL) median (IQR) | p | HCT (%) median (IQR) | p | |
At birth | |||||||
MC | 18 (16.7–19.8) | 51.5 (47.3–56.7) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 18.2 (17.2–19.8) | 0.9 | 52.1 (549.4–56.1) | 0.8 |
DC | 17.5 (16.5–18.9) | 50.3 (47.1–55.2) | 1 (0.6–1.4) | 18.3 (17.6–18.5) | 0.3 | 52.5 (48.1–55.4) | 0.3 |
p | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
24–48 h after delivery | |||||||
MC | 17.1 (15.8–19) | 48.8 (45.2–53.7) | 17.8 (16.5–19.5) | 0.2 | 51.3 (46.5–55.4) | 0.2 | |
DC | 17 (15.6–18.7) | 48.1 (44.8–53.4) | 17.3 (15.9–19.3) | 0.2 | 49.5 (45.3–53.7) | 0.2 | |
p | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||
At birth | |||||||
VD | 18 (16.7–19.7) | 52.8 (48.2–56.3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.3) | 17.5 (16.2–19) | 0.2 | 49.7 (48.1–54.5) | 0.2 |
CS | 17.8 (16.5–19.1) | 50.8 (46.7–55.6) | 1 (0.5–1.4) | 18.4 (16.9–19.8) | 0.1 | 52.5 (48.8–56) | 0.05 |
p | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.03 | 0.05 | ||
24–48 h after delivery | |||||||
VD | 16.8 (15.9–19.2) | 48 (40–54.2) | 17.2 (15.9–17.6) | 0.8 | 48.2 (45.5–50.9) | 0.7 | |
CS | 17.2 (15.6–18.8) | 48.5 (44.9–53.4) | 17.9 (15.9–19.5) | 0.01 | 51.4 (46.2–55.6) | 0.01 | |
p | 0.04 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | |||