Table 3 Correlations of hematologic profile in three major categories of heart defects
| Â | Frequency | VSD | ASD | PDA | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neutropenia, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mild Neutropenia | 19 (7.6) | 19 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.005* |
 Moderate Neutropenia | 3 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
 Severe neutropenia | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |  |
Thrombocytopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.001* |
Thrombocytosis, n (%) | 16 (6.4) | 10 (4) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.6) | 0.037* |
Anemia, n (%) | 48 (19.3) | 37 (14.9) | 8 (3.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0.83 |
Leukopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.23 |
Lymphopenia, n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.61 |
Hb (gr/dL), Mean | 11.8 (1.5) | 11.8 (1.4) | 12.3 (1.9) | 11.6 (1.8) | 0.1 |
Platelet count (× 109/L), Mean | 325.6 (102) | 322 (93) | 336 (129) | 325 (102) | 0.8 |
WBC count (× 109/L), Mean | 10.1 (3.6) | 9.9 (3.6) | 10 (3.4) | 11.3 (3.9) | 0.21 |
Lymphocyte count (× 109/L), Mean | 5.5 (2.4) | 5.5 (2.4) | 4.9 (2.2) | 6 (2.7) | 0.33 |
Neutrophil count (× 109/L), Mean | 3.4 (2.2) | 3.2 (2.3) | 3.9 (2.1) | 3.7 (1.8) | 0.018** |