Aims: To correlate packed cell volume with sevierity of anaemia in adult
females. Setting and Design: A hospital based prospective observational cross sectional 1000 consecutive cases of adult females to evaluate prevalence of spectrum of anaemia who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Considering a confidence level of 95% and confidence interval of 3.1 the number of patients in our study to achieve statistical significance is 999. This was calculated by Survey System http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm#one). Statistical
Analysis Used: Considering a confidence level of 95% and confidence interval of 3.1 the number of patients in our study to achieve statistical significance is 999. This was calculated by Survey System (http://www.surveysystem. com/sscalc.htm#one). Results: Majority of the females (42.44%) were in the age group of 26–35 years followed by 31.9% in the age group of 18–25 years, 19.2% in the age group of 36–45 years, 4.9% in the age group of 46–55 years and 1.6% in the age group of 56–65 year. 410 (41%) females had mild anaemia while 440 (44%) and 150 (15%) females had moderate and severe anaemia.
The mean packed cell volume (PCV) of females with mild anaemia was 29.13 ± 2.14% while the mean PCV of females with moderate and severe anaemia was 24.57 ± 1.86% and 20.35 ± 1.12% respectively. There was significant decrease in packed cell volume (PCV) with increase in severity of anaemia as per ANOVA test (p < 0.05). Conclusion: PCV (packed cell volume) and haemoglobin are considered as haematological indicators for classifying the severity of anaemia. Iron deficiency anemia is increasing in females, specially in reproductive age group of developing countries. The haematological parameters can aid in early recognition of type and cause of anaemia and thereby improve the outcome.

Keywords: Anaemia; Packed cell volume (PCV).