Helicobacter pylori infection in Mongolian gerbils does not initiate hematological diseases

Table 1 Blood cell counts from Helicobacter pylori infected and control Mongolian Gerbils at different time points

Group	WBC (× 109/L)	RBC (× 1012/L)	HGB (g/L)	HCT (L/L)	MCV (fL)	MCH (pg)	MCHC (g/L)	RDW-SD (fL)	PLT (× 109/L)	MPV (fL)	PDW (%)	LYM (× 109/L)	LYM%
6 mo
Control (n = 15)	3.92 ± 1.92	8.63 ± 0.68	136.9 ± 8.76	0.47 ± 0.03	53.30 ± 1.86	15.43 ± 0.81	276.78 ± 6.45	30.31 ± 1.43	1071.50 ± 246.91	6.82 ± 0.36	7.77 ± 0.47	1.97 ± 1.27	50.46 ± 19.10
H. pylori (n = 30)	4.43 ± 2.21	8.88 ± 0.59	131.9 ± 9.42	0.48 ± 0.03	54.40 ± 2.44	15.31 ± 0.47	283.68 ± 8.12	29.61 ± 1.07	962.95 ± 162.56	7.04 ± 0.32	7.63 ± 0.49	1.84 ± 0.88	43.29 ± 16.75
12 mo
Control (n = 9)	3.67 ± 1.82	8.25 ± 1.11	122.22 ± 10.16	0.43 ± 0.03	54.80 ± 3.34	15.47 ± 1.17	282.44 ± 4.90	29.95 ± 0.88	897.33 ± 157.61	7.30 ± 0.26	8.67 ± 0.31	1.98 ± 0.98	65.60 ± 10.35
H. pylori (n = 27)	2.93 ± 1.80	7.92 ± 0.78	124.61 ± 16.73	0.44 ± 0.06	53.73 ± 2.31	15.13 ± 0.97	281.23 ± 7.27	30.22 ± 2.21	1048.46 ± 289.42	7.19 ± 0.41	8.66 ± 0.84	1.81 ± 0.82	61.00 ± 13.38
18 mo
Control (n = 8)	2.60 ± 1.23	8.11 ± 1.25	136.50 ± 22.99	0.46 ± 0.07	55.63 ± 1.89	16.21 ± 0.84	291.37 ± 7.61	30.71 ± 1.31	938.00 ± 270.27	7.16 ± 0.37	8.60 ± 0.63	1.44 ± 0.57	52.97 ± 11.32
H. pylori (n = 23)	2.90 ± 2.08	8.44 ± 1.48	123.21 ± 18.42	0.42 ± 0.07	52.32 ± 2.86a	15.24 ± 1.04	291.21 ± 12.24	29.18 ± 6.62	1011.43 ± 227.14	6.88 ± 1.55	8.42 ± 2.01	1.47 ± 0.76	51.14 ± 12.79

^aP < 0.05 vs control group. H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; HCT: Hematocrit; HGB: Hemoglobin; LYM: Lymphocyte; LYM%: Percentage of lymphocytes; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MPV: Mean platelet volume; PDW: Platelet distribution width; PLT: Platelet; RBC: Red blood cell; RDW-SD: Red cell distribution width-standard deviation; WBC: White blood cell.