Clinical value of red blood cell volume, mean erythrocyte protein and red blood cell distribution width in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in children

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of mean red blood cell volume (MCV), mean erythrocyte protein (MCH) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) for children with iron deficiency anemia. Methods A total of 300 children with iron deficiency anemia in the First People’s Hospital of Jinzhong from November 2015 to June 2019 were selected as the study group, and 300 healthy children in the same period were selected as the control group. Both the children with iron deficiency anemia in the study group and the healthy children in the control group accepted examinations of mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), red cell volume distribution width (RDW). The results of the above indicators of control group and the results of the above indicators before and after treatment of study group were recorded. Results The levels of MCV and MCH in the healthy children in the control group were higher than those in the iron deficiency anemia in the study group. The RDW level in the healthy children in the control group was lower than that in the study group (P<0.05). In the iron deficiency anemia children in the study group, the values of MCV and MCH were significantly higher than those before the clinical symptomatic treatment, and the RDW level was lower than that before treatment (P<0.05). Conclusions The application of MCV, MCH and RDW results in the diagnosis of children with iron deficiency anemia has important clinical value. Key words: Anemia, iron-deficiency; Mean red blood cell volume; Mean red blood cell hemoglobin content; Red blood cell distribution width