Table 4 Relationship between haematological indices and severity of anaemia in children with malaria

4.5 (4.3–4.8)

3.9 (3.5–4.2)

2.5 (2.3–2.8)

<0.001

77.6 (73.0–81.0)

75.0 (68.7–79.0)

72.0 (65.3–79.8)

0.003

26.2 (24.8–27.4)

24.8 (22.8–26.6)

24.9 (22.1–26.3)

<0.001

33.7 (32.5–34.6)

33.1 (32.1–34.3)

33.3 (31.4–34.9)

0.005

14.8 (13.8–15.7)

15.8 (14.6–17.1)

17.3 (15.4–19.5)

<0.001

8.5 (6.6–11.2)

8.3 (6.1–10.6)

7.6 (4.2–9.8)

0.113

18.1 (12.0–27.0)

26.7 (18.0–37.2)

39.9 (32.4–48.4)

<0.001

5.7 (3.9–7.7)

6.3 (5.0–8.8)

8.3 (6.6–10.1)

<0.001

75.6 (65.2–83.6)

66.6 (54.7–76.0)

51.0 (45.1–60.1)

<0.001

168.0 (112.3–229.0)

119.0 (78.0–180.0)

117.0 (69.3–177.8)

<0.001

7.9 (7.2–9.0)

7.6 (7.0–8.3)

7.7 (7.2–8.3)

0.005

14.7 (12.6–17.0)

14.4 (11.6–16.6)

13.5 (10.1–15.5)

0.012