Table 3.

Genetic, environmental, and phenotypic correlations between pairs of hematologic traits

Trait pairs
ρp
ρg
ρe
Hb, Hct   0.616   1.000 ± 0.081*  0.673 ± 0.084† 
Hb, RBC   0.731   0.920 ± 0.288*  0.742 ± 0.098* 
Hb, MCV   -0.178   -0.266 ± 0.205   0.571 ± 0.158* 
Hb, RDW   -0.129   -0.221 ± 0.163   -0.050 ± 0.189  
Hb, MCH   0.170   0.220 ± 0.181   0.621 ± 0.181  
Hb, MCHC   0.659   0.916 ± 0.113*  0.250 ± 0.126  
Hb, Plt   0.039   0.057 ± 0.220   -0.102 ± 0.159  
Hb, MPV   0.068   0.096 ± 0.162   -0.003 ± 0.178  
Hb, WBC   0.088   0.207 ± 0.202   -0.162 ± 0.179  
Hct, RBC   0.759   0.957 ± 0.029*  0.719 ± 0.081* 
Hct, MCV   -0.150   -0.290 ± 0.221   0.377 ± 0.129† 
Hct, RDW   -0.031   -0.042 ± 0.199   -0.123 ± 0.147  
Hct, MCH   0.164   0.270 ± 0.188   0.148 ± 0.136  
Hct, MCHC   0.241   0.870 ± 0.145†  -0.189 ± 0.137  
Hct, Plt   0.035   0.070 ± 0.233   -0.114 ± 0.124  
Hct, MPV   0.098   0.171 ± 0.179   -0.037 ± 0.142  
WBC, Hct   0.148   0.341 ± 0.212   -0.235 ± 0.146  
RBC, MCV   -0.541   -0.693 ± 0.141*  0.215 ± 0.214  
RBC, RDW   -0.003   -0.002 ± 0.167   -0.084 ± 0.201  
RBC, MCH   -0.143   -0.182 ± 0.178   -0.054 ± 0.191  
RBC, MCHC   0.613   0.786 ± 0.187*  -0.333 ± 0.207  
RBC, Plt   -0.002   -0.001 ± 0.206   -0.093 ± 0.175  
RBC, MPV   0.153   0.197 ± 0.153   -0.157 ± 0.211  
RBC, WBC   0.132   0.327 ± 0.186   -0.352 ± 0.210  
MCV, RDW   -0.315   -0.553 ± 0.177*  0.051 ± 0.139  
MCV, MCH   0.514   0.907 ± 0.050*  0.699 ± 0.057* 
MCV, MCHC   0.035   -0.027 ± 0.287   0.167 ± 0.101  
MCV, Plt   0.126   0.217 ± 0.222   -0.190 ± 0.126  
MCV, MPV   -0.181   -0.309 ± 0.180   0.244 ± 0.139  
MCV, WBC   -0.116   -0.240 ± 0.236   0.015 ± 0.125  
RDW, MCH   -0.382   -0.673 ± 0.183*  0.083 ± 0.146  
RDW, MCHC   -0.322   -0.567 ± 0.217   0.057 ± 0.121  
RDW, Plt   0.159   0.276 ± 0.235   0.009 ± 0.126  
RDW, MPV   -0.071   -0.129 ± 0.179   0.059 ± 0.144  
RDW, WBC   0.149   0.340 ± 0.231   -0.203 ± 0.154  
MCH, MCHC   0.275   0.430 ± 0.232†  0.760 ± 0.054* 
MCH, Plt   0.041   0.085 ± 0.258   -0.032 ± 0.118  
MCH, MPV   -0.122   -0.269 ± 0.197   0.214 ± 0.136  
MCH, WBC   -0.182   -0.405 ± 0.270   0.203 ± 0.132  
MCHC, Plt   0.092   -0.104 ± 0.315   0.084 ± 0.095  
MCHC, MPV   -0.002   -0.132 ± 0.240   0.113 ± 0.107  
MCHC, WBC   -0.228   -0.508 ± 0.310   0.256 ± 0.107† 
Plt, MPV   -0.305   -0.478 ± 0.181†  -0.346 ± 0.101† 
Plt, WBC   -0.187   -0.447 ± 0.353   0.392 ± 0.109  
MPV, WBC
 		 0.476
 		 1.000 ± 0.160*
 		 -0.161 ± 0.108
 
Trait pairs
ρp
ρg
ρe
Hb, Hct   0.616   1.000 ± 0.081*  0.673 ± 0.084† 
Hb, RBC   0.731   0.920 ± 0.288*  0.742 ± 0.098* 
Hb, MCV   -0.178   -0.266 ± 0.205   0.571 ± 0.158* 
Hb, RDW   -0.129   -0.221 ± 0.163   -0.050 ± 0.189  
Hb, MCH   0.170   0.220 ± 0.181   0.621 ± 0.181  
Hb, MCHC   0.659   0.916 ± 0.113*  0.250 ± 0.126  
Hb, Plt   0.039   0.057 ± 0.220   -0.102 ± 0.159  
Hb, MPV   0.068   0.096 ± 0.162   -0.003 ± 0.178  
Hb, WBC   0.088   0.207 ± 0.202   -0.162 ± 0.179  
Hct, RBC   0.759   0.957 ± 0.029*  0.719 ± 0.081* 
Hct, MCV   -0.150   -0.290 ± 0.221   0.377 ± 0.129† 
Hct, RDW   -0.031   -0.042 ± 0.199   -0.123 ± 0.147  
Hct, MCH   0.164   0.270 ± 0.188   0.148 ± 0.136  
Hct, MCHC   0.241   0.870 ± 0.145†  -0.189 ± 0.137  
Hct, Plt   0.035   0.070 ± 0.233   -0.114 ± 0.124  
Hct, MPV   0.098   0.171 ± 0.179   -0.037 ± 0.142  
WBC, Hct   0.148   0.341 ± 0.212   -0.235 ± 0.146  
RBC, MCV   -0.541   -0.693 ± 0.141*  0.215 ± 0.214  
RBC, RDW   -0.003   -0.002 ± 0.167   -0.084 ± 0.201  
RBC, MCH   -0.143   -0.182 ± 0.178   -0.054 ± 0.191  
RBC, MCHC   0.613   0.786 ± 0.187*  -0.333 ± 0.207  
RBC, Plt   -0.002   -0.001 ± 0.206   -0.093 ± 0.175  
RBC, MPV   0.153   0.197 ± 0.153   -0.157 ± 0.211  
RBC, WBC   0.132   0.327 ± 0.186   -0.352 ± 0.210  
MCV, RDW   -0.315   -0.553 ± 0.177*  0.051 ± 0.139  
MCV, MCH   0.514   0.907 ± 0.050*  0.699 ± 0.057* 
MCV, MCHC   0.035   -0.027 ± 0.287   0.167 ± 0.101  
MCV, Plt   0.126   0.217 ± 0.222   -0.190 ± 0.126  
MCV, MPV   -0.181   -0.309 ± 0.180   0.244 ± 0.139  
MCV, WBC   -0.116   -0.240 ± 0.236   0.015 ± 0.125  
RDW, MCH   -0.382   -0.673 ± 0.183*  0.083 ± 0.146  
RDW, MCHC   -0.322   -0.567 ± 0.217   0.057 ± 0.121  
RDW, Plt   0.159   0.276 ± 0.235   0.009 ± 0.126  
RDW, MPV   -0.071   -0.129 ± 0.179   0.059 ± 0.144  
RDW, WBC   0.149   0.340 ± 0.231   -0.203 ± 0.154  
MCH, MCHC   0.275   0.430 ± 0.232†  0.760 ± 0.054* 
MCH, Plt   0.041   0.085 ± 0.258   -0.032 ± 0.118  
MCH, MPV   -0.122   -0.269 ± 0.197   0.214 ± 0.136  
MCH, WBC   -0.182   -0.405 ± 0.270   0.203 ± 0.132  
MCHC, Plt   0.092   -0.104 ± 0.315   0.084 ± 0.095  
MCHC, MPV   -0.002   -0.132 ± 0.240   0.113 ± 0.107  
MCHC, WBC   -0.228   -0.508 ± 0.310   0.256 ± 0.107† 
Plt, MPV   -0.305   -0.478 ± 0.181†  -0.346 ± 0.101† 
Plt, WBC   -0.187   -0.447 ± 0.353   0.392 ± 0.109  
MPV, WBC
 		 0.476
 		 1.000 ± 0.160*
 		 -0.161 ± 0.108
 

ρp indicates random phenotypic correlation calculated as described in “Statistical analysis”; ρg, maximum likelihood estimate of additive genetic correlation; and ρe, maximum likelihood estimate of random environmental correlation.

*

Significant at P < .05.

†

Marginally significant at .10 > P > .05.

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