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Table 2 Haematological values in study population

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

  1. *Comparison of 3 groups using The Kruskal Wallis Test.