From: Effect of malarial infection on haematological parameters in population near Thailand-Myanmar border
Variable | Plasmodium falciparum | Plasmodium vivax | Non-malaria | P value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
RBC (x106/μL) | 4.33 (3.78–4.8) | 4.45 (4.04–4.88) | 4.63 (4.25–5.02) | <0.0001 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.7 (9.8–13.1) | 11.9 (10.4–13) | 11.8 (10.5–13.1) | 0.041 |
MCV (fL) | 83.45 (78–3–87.7) | 82.2 (75–86.8) | 81.7 (74.6–87.3) | 0.001 |
MCH (pg/cell) | 27 (25–28.9) | 26.9 (24–28.7) | 26.3 (23.5–28.6) | <0.0001 |
MCHC (g/dL) | 32.6 (31.6–33.4) | 32.5 (31.7–33.3) | 26.3 (23.5–28.6) | <0.0001 |
RDW (%) | 12.8 (12.1–13.9) | 12.8 (12.1–13.9) | 12.7 (12–14) | 0.967 |
Platelet (×103/μL) | 72.5 (44–112) | 89 (63–133) | 242 (181–317) | <0.0001 |
WBC (×103/μL) | 5.76 (4.52–7.99) | 5.59 (4.48–7.18) | 8.71 (6.17–12.4) | <0.0001 |
Neutrophil (×103/μL) | 3.82 (2.77–5.18) | 3.44 (2.63–4.51) | 5.08 (3.23–8.04) | <0.0001 |
Lymphocyte (×103/μL) | 1.28 (0.83–1.98) | 1.31 (0.9–1.89) | 2.29 (1.55–3.41) | <0.0001 |
Monocyte (×103/μL) | 0.4 (0.25–0.61) | 0.4 (0.26–0.6) | 0.57 (0.38–0.84) | <0.0001 |
Eosinophil (×103/μL) | 0.17 (0.73–0.31) | 0.2 (0.08–0.37) | 0.24 (0.12–0.47) | <0.0001 |
Basophil (×103/μL) | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) | 0.06 (0.04–0.07) | 0.08 (0.06–0.11) | <0.0001 |
NL ratio | 2.8 (2.81–4.88) | 2.67 (1.69–4.22) | 2.17 (1.2–3.95) | <0.0001 |
ML ratio | 0.3 (0.3–0.43) | 0.29 (0.19–0.47) | 0.24 (0.17–0.38) | <0.0001 |