Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

mchc

Categories

Blood Measures

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration in blood samples

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) concentration is the concentration of hemoglobin in an average red blood cell. The variable is measured with a complete blood count performed by Quest Diagnostics. See the routine laboratory tests subcategory description for blood sample collection and analysis procedures.

MCH concentration is expressed in g/dL.

Reference range: 32.0 - 36.0 g/dL