Lung Function Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Anaemia

Table 5

Correlation between FEV1, FVC percentage predicted, and laboratory parameters using Spearman’s ranked correlation coefficient Rho.

Laboratory indices	FEV1%		FVC%
	Spearman’s Coefficient Rho	P-value	Spearman’s Coefficient Rho	P-value
Haemoglobin(g/dl)	0.244	0.043	0.200	0.100
Total WBC	0.081	0.514	0.058	0.637
Platelet	0.155,	0.208	0.010	0.938
Plasma Hb	- 0.108	0.387	- 0.115	0.359
Urea	- 0.067	0.568	- 0.113	0.393
Creatinine	- 0.039	0.774	0.032	0.810