Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

mch

Categories

Blood Measures

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin in blood samples

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is the average mass of hemoglobin in a 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 is expressed in pg.

Reference range: 27.0 - 33.0 pg