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Table 1 MLCR and NLCR in different variables

From: Evidence for significant influence of host immunity on changes in differential blood count during malaria

 

Median MLCR (IQR)

Median NLCR (IQR)

 

Malaria negative

Malaria positive

p-value

Malaria negative

Malaria positive

p-value

Semi-immune

0.10 (0.07; 0.21)

0.20 (0.10; 0.35)

.185§

1.69 (0.77; 2.83)

1.86 (1.31; 3.19)

.529§

Non-immune

0.16 (0.10; 0.25)

0.32 (0.17; 0.52)

<.001

1.70 (1.20; 2.40)

2.88 (1.66; 5.19)

<.001

Female

0.13 (0.06; 0.22)

0.26 (0.17; 0.37)

<.001

1.72 (1.18; 2.34)

2.48 (1.36; 4.78)

.002

Male

0.17 (0.11; 0.26)

0.29 (0.15; 0.48)

<.001

1.66 (1.20; 2.41)

2.46 (1.61; 4.47)

<.001

Uncomplicated

-

0.28 (0.15; 0.45)

 

-

2.23 (1.50; 4.09)

 

Severe

-

0.25 (0.14; 0.47)

.631

-

3.62 (2.09; 5.69)

.012

Age groups (years)

     

1-6

0.09 (0.06; 0.14)

0.16 (0.10; 0.85)

.127§

1.74 (0.82; 1.74)

1.00 (0.81; 1.06)

.275§

7-15

0.21 (0.16; 0.24)

0.17 (0.12; 0.23)

.462§

1.07 (0.96; 1.97)

1.20 (0.76; 5.96)

.917§

16-30

0.15 (0.09; 0.24)

0.30 (0.17; 0.52)

<.001

1.74 (1.15; 2.27)

2.28 (1.38; 3.98)

.008

31-45

0.16 (0.11; 0.26)

0.25 (0.13; 0.38)

.004

1.78 (1.18; 2.61)

2.49 (1.51; 4.32)

.005

46-60

0.17 (0.10; 0.24)

0.29 (0.15; 0.48)

<.001

1.66 (1.22; 2.27)

3.38 (2.10; 5.62)

<.001

61-79

0.16 (0.04; 0.32)

0.42 (0.20; 0.54)

.008

1.59 (1.44; 2.50)

3.61 (1.96; 5.90)

.004

  1. §Very low sample size.
  2. Medians (with 25 and 75% percentiles/IQR) of MLCR and NLCR are given. Ranked means were compared by Mann-Wilcoxon-Whitney test and p-values were presented. P-values <0.05 are marked in bold.