Table 2: Hemoglobin before sample collection and hematological parameters of study participants by duration of stay prior to transfusion (Mean ± SEM).
| 
				 Characteristic  | 
			
				 N  | 
			
				 Hb (g/dl)  | 
			
				 WBC (109/L)  | 
			
				 LYMT (109/L)  | 
			
				 MID (109/L)  | 
			
				 GRAN (109/L)  | 
			
				 RBC (1012/)  | 
			
				 Hb (g/dL)  | 
			
				 HCT (%)  | 
			
				 MCV (fL)  | 
			
				 MCH (pg)  | 
		
| 
				 Duration (Baseline)  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147 
  | 
			
				 4.08 ± 0.278a 
  | 
			
				 2.68 ± 0.179a 
  | 
			
				 0.41 ± 0.064ab 
  | 
			
				 0.96 ± 0.068a 
  | 
			
				 2.39 ± 0.154 
  | 
			
				 7.54 ± 0.523 
  | 
			
				 22.79 ± 1.570a 
  | 
			
				 84.61 ± 0.667a 
  | 
			
				 28.87 ± 0.325abc 
  | 
		
| 
				 7 
  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147 
  | 
			
				 3.00 ± 0.339b 
  | 
			
				 2.43 ± 0.284ab 
  | 
			
				 0.27 ± 0.034bc 
  | 
			
				 0.31 ± 0.068b 
  | 
			
				 2.89 ± 0.210 
  | 
			
				 7.92 ± 0.558 
  | 
			
				 24.18 ± 1.725a 
  | 
			
				 84.99 ± 0.742a 
  | 
			
				 28.26 ± 0.291c 
  | 
		
| 
				 14 
  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147 
  | 
			
				 1.83 ± 0.104c 
  | 
			
				 1.74 ± 0.219bc 
  | 
			
				 0.46 ± 0.076a 
  | 
			
				 0.16 ± 0.068b 
  | 
			
				 2.75 ± 0.171 
  | 
			
				 7.62 ± 0.530 
  | 
			
				 23.11 ± 1.603a 
  | 
			
				 80.18 ± 0.756b 
  | 
			
				 28.76 ± 0.285bc 
  | 
		
| 
				 21 
  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147 
  | 
			
				 0.83 ± 0.053d 
  | 
			
				 1.27 ± 0.111cd 
  | 
			
				 0.21 ± 0.037c 
  | 
			
				 0.20 ± 0.068b 
  | 
			
				 2.50 ± 0.180 
  | 
			
				 7.46 ± 0.549 
  | 
			
				 24.71 ± 1.822a 
  | 
			
				 75.63 ± 0.669c 
  | 
			
				 29.70 ± 0.339 ab 
  | 
		
| 
				 28 
  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147 
  | 
			
				 0.83 ± 0.053d 
  | 
			
				 097 ± 0.041d 
  | 
			
				 0.09 ± 0.004c 
  | 
			
				 0.06 ± 0.068b 
  | 
			
				 2.38 ± 0.168 
  | 
			
				 7.28 ± 0.532 
  | 
			
				 26.77 ± 1.397b 
  | 
			
				 77.53 ± 0.669bc 
  | 
			
				 30.07 ± 0.316 a 
  | 
		
| 
				 35  | 
			
				 52 
  | 
			
				 13.84 ± 0.147  | 
			
				 0.92 ± 0.062d  | 
			
				 0.74 ± 0.054d  | 
			
				 0.10 ± 0.000c  | 
			
				 0.06 ± 0.068b  | 
			
				 2.42 ± 0.169  | 
			
				 7.03 ± 0.495  | 
			
				 23.46 ± 1.689a  | 
			
				 75.29 ± 0.669c  | 
			
				 29.44 ± 0.314abc  | 
		
| 
				 F-Ratio  | 
			
				 
  | 
			
				 0.000  | 
			
				 52.148  | 
			
				 20.905  | 
			
				 11.619  | 
			
				 25.336  | 
			
				 1.486  | 
			
				 0.3223  | 
			
				 3.103  | 
			
				 38.406  | 
			
				 4.609  | 
		
| 
				 P-value  | 
			
				 
  | 
			
				 1.000  | 
			
				 < 0.0001****  | 
			
				 < 0.0001****  | 
			
				 < 0.0001****  | 
			
				 < 0.0001****  | 
			
				 0.1941  | 
			
				 0.8994  | 
			
				 0.0095**  | 
			
				 < 0.0001****  | 
			
				 0.0005***  | 
		
Significance Level: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001