Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

mcv

Categories

Blood Measures

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
Mean corpuscular volume in blood samples

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a measure of the average volume of 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.

MCV is expressed in fL.

Reference range: 80.0 - 100.0 fL


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