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Table 3 Mean ± SD parasitaemia, Hb, HCT and RBC indices in relation to G6PD status among malaria suspected outpatients in Gambella hospital, southwest Ethiopia, 2013

From: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among malaria suspects attending Gambella hospital, southwest Ethiopia

G6PD Status

Parasite density/log10 μl

Hb (g/dl)

HCT (%)

MCV (fl)

MCH (pg)

MCHC (%)

Normal

2.97 ± 1.22

12.44 ± 2.70

37.86 ± 8.609

85.51 ± 6.68

26.87 ± 5.58

31.98 ± 2.50

Deficient

1.64 ± 1.55

14.15 ± 3.50

43.13 ± 10.54

85.75 ± 5.84

28.12 ± 4.92

32.43 ± 1.43

p-value

0.000

0.006

0.005

0.834

0.201

0.149

  1. G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; Hb: haemoglobin concentration; HCT: haematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; RBC: red blood cell; SD: standard deviation.
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