Basal control

Unadulterated

Palm oil

Adulterated

Palm oil

Sudan III

Sudan IV

WBC

(×10⁹/L)

4.132 ± 0.368

3.996 ± 0.396

2.914 ± 0.236

3.212 ± 0.276

3.090 ± 0.325

GRA count

(×10⁹/L)

0.096 ± 0.069

0.190 ± 0.019

0.016 ± 0.009^b

0.014 ± 0.003^b

0.012 ± 0.002^b

LYM

(×10⁹/L)

9.004 ± 0.550

7.900 ± 0.636

2.838 ± 0.239^ab

3.184 ± 0.321^ab

3.256 ± 0.328^ab

% GRA

(%)

7.896 ± 0.738

5.062 ± 0.360^a

2.820 ± 0.118^ab

1.538 ± 0.179^ab

1.224 ± 0.248^ab

RBC

(×10¹²/L)

7.984 ± 0.366

8.062 ± 0.231

7.668 ± 0.200

7.626 ± 0.187

7.500 ± 0.078

HGB

(g/dL)

16.760 ± 4.38

16.560 ± 2.11

15.380 ± 1.46^ab

15.080 ± 1.80^ab

14.700 ± 2.17^ab

HCT

(%)

41.589 ± 1.581

42.827 ± 1.676

39.012 ± 1.101

38.624 ± 0.851

37.139 ± 0.525

MCV

(FL)

63.202 ± 0.654

62.178 ± 0.819

64.328 ± 0.440

61.730 ± 0.581

62.710 ± 0.715

MCH

(pg)

21.294 ± 0.437

21.100 ± 0.611

19.840 ± 0.347

18.284 ± 0.367^ab

19.436 ± 0.176^a

MCHC

(g/dL)

33.154 ± 3.67

31.202 ± 3.77^a

31.153 ± 1.91^a

29.695 ± 4.91^abc

29.741 ± 1.91^ab

PLT

(×10⁹/L)

10.119 ± 2.283

10.001 ± 1.068

9.727 ± 0.377

10.138 ± 2.117

9.667 ± 0.272

PCT (%)

1.036 ± 0.053

0.916 ± 0.036

0.934 ± 0.017

0.880 ± 0.027^a

0.826 ± 0.017^a