Table 3 Structural and compositional parameters of non-infected healthy RBCs and control IRBCs obtained through interpretation of measured UV-visible-NIR spectra

RBC volume (μm³)

83.1 ± 0.7

85.6 ± 1.0

87.8 ± 1.4

99.6 ± 1.8

RBC length (μm)

8.45 ± 0.03

8.45 ± 0.03

8.26 ± 0.05

7.95 ± 0.06

RBC width (μm)

2.22 ± 0.02

2.29 ± 0.02

2.47 ± 0.06

2.98 ± 0.08

MCHC (g ml^-1)

30.4 ± 0.5

32.0 ± 0.0

28.3 ± 0.6

24.0 ± 0.1

MCH (pg cell^-1)

25.5 ± 0.6

21.6 ± 1.0

20.0 ± 0.7

18.2 ± 0.5

MCH_I (pg cell^-1)

-

25.7 ± 0.6

25.1 ± 0.6

25.7 ± 0.7