Haematological indices | Severity of malarial anaemia | Kruskal–Wallis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
UM (NÂ =Â 194) | MMA (NÂ =Â 279) | MSMA (NÂ =Â 65) | ||
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | P value | |
Erythrocyte indices | ||||
 RBC (103/mm3) | 4.5 (4.3–4.8) | 3.9 (3.5–4.2) | 2.5 (2.3–2.8) | <0.001 |
 MCV (µm3) | 77.6 (73.0–81.0) | 75.0 (68.7–79.0) | 72.0 (65.3–79.8) | 0.003 |
 MCH (pg.) | 26.2 (24.8–27.4) | 24.8 (22.8–26.6) | 24.9 (22.1–26.3) | <0.001 |
 MCHC (g/dL) | 33.7 (32.5–34.6) | 33.1 (32.1–34.3) | 33.3 (31.4–34.9) | 0.005 |
 RDW (%) | 14.8 (13.8–15.7) | 15.8 (14.6–17.1) | 17.3 (15.4–19.5) | <0.001 |
Leucocyte indices | ||||
 WBC (103/mm3) | 8.5 (6.6–11.2) | 8.3 (6.1–10.6) | 7.6 (4.2–9.8) | 0.113 |
 LYM (%) | 18.1 (12.0–27.0) | 26.7 (18.0–37.2) | 39.9 (32.4–48.4) | <0.001 |
 MON (%) | 5.7 (3.9–7.7) | 6.3 (5.0–8.8) | 8.3 (6.6–10.1) | <0.001 |
 GRA (%) | 75.6 (65.2–83.6) | 66.6 (54.7–76.0) | 51.0 (45.1–60.1) | <0.001 |
Platelet indices | ||||
 PLT (103/mm3) | 168.0 (112.3–229.0) | 119.0 (78.0–180.0) | 117.0 (69.3–177.8) | <0.001 |
 MPV (µm3) | 7.9 (7.2–9.0) | 7.6 (7.0–8.3) | 7.7 (7.2–8.3) | 0.005 |
 PDW (%) | 14.7 (12.6–17.0) | 14.4 (11.6–16.6) | 13.5 (10.1–15.5) | 0.012 |