Haematological indices | Study sites | Kruskal–Wallis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Kintampo (NÂ =Â 266) | Navrongo (NÂ =Â 144) | Accra (NÂ =Â 117) | P value | |
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
Erythrocyte indices | ||||
 RBC (103/mm3) | 4.0 (3.5–4.4) | 4.1 (3.6–4.5) | 4.4 (4.0–4.8) | <0.001 |
 MCV (µm3) | 78.0 (74.0–81.0) | 75.0 (70.0–78.0) | 73.7 (68.5–77.7) | <0.001 |
 MCH (pg.) | 25.5 (23.6–26.7) | 25.8 (23.9–27.3) | 25.1 (23.1–26.9) | 0.131 |
 MCHC (g/dL) | 32.4 (31.7–33.3) | 34.3 (33.5–35.2) | 34.1 (33.1–35.0) | <0.001 |
 RDW (%) | 15.1 (14.1–16.5) | 16.4 (15.4–17.6) | 14.7 (13.6–16.2) | <0.001 |
Leucocyte indices | ||||
 WBC (103/mm3) | 8.5 (6.6–13.0) | 8.2 (5.8–10.4) | 7.5 (5.5–10.3) | 0.016 |
 LYM (%) | 30.1 (21.0–41.3) | 19.4 (13.2–28.9) | 18.5 (13.8–29.7) | <0.001 |
 MON (%) | 6.8 (5.3–8.6) | 5.5 (3.8–7.5) | 7.1 (4.5–11.0) | <0.001 |
 GRA (%) | 62.6 (49.5–72.6) | 75.2 (64.2–83.1) | 72.4 (61.6–79.7) | <0.001 |
Platelet indices | ||||
 PLT (103/mm3) | 125.5 (87.8–182.0) | 141.0 (100.0–210.3) | 126.5 (78.3–210.3) | 0.048 |
 MPV (µm3) | 7.3 (6.8–8.3) | 7.8 (7.3–8.3) | 9.3 (8.8–10.2) | <0.001 |
 PDW (%) | 15.1 (13.2–17.3) | 14.7 (11.5–16.5) | 11.9 (10.8–14.0) | <0.001 |