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Table 6 Comparison of hematological profile between different malaria species

From: Haematological profile of children with malaria in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia

Hematology profile

Uncomplicated Malaria

p-value*

Complicated Malaria

p-value*

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Mixed malaria

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Mixed malaria

Hemoglobin (g/dL), median (IQR)

10.30 (8.80–11.40)

8.90 (6.85–11.15)

3.30 (3.20)

0.001

8.70 (4.15–12.10)

8.20 (6.20–9.95)

11.0 (8.70)

0.340

Hematocrit (%), median (IQR)

32.0 (28.0–38.0)

28.40 (22.05–35.0)

11.30 (11.0)

0.001

25.0 (12.55–33.90)

26.50 (21.80–33.20)

33.60 (26.90)

0.322

Erythrocytes (x 106/µL), median (IQR)

4.38 (4.06–4.77)

3.89 (3.18–4.74)

1.88 (1.75)

0.001

3.77 (1.87–4.51)

3.90 (3.14–4.89)

5.27 (4.84)

0.124

Leukocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR)

7.30 (4.90–10.20)

5.50 (4.05–8.15)

11.40 (8.0)

0.007

7.10 (5.95–11.0)

6.70 (3.30–16.95)

10.35 (5.70)

0.904

Platelets (x 103/µL), median (IQR)

189.0 (106.0–233.0)

120.0 (89.50–175.50)

204.0 (173.0)

0.011

218.0 (78.0–354.0)

109.0 (68.50–197.0)

121.0 (42.0)

0.352

Neutrophil (x 103/µL), median (IQR)

51.60 (39.60–64.90)

50.40 (38.70–67.25)

44.80 (43.20)

0.810

58.90 (34.60–68.50)

48.90 (28.80–69.70)

59.75 (55.50)

0.555

Lymphocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR)

38.70 (28.70–52.0)

40.50 (24.40–48.95)

45.70 (44.70)

0.568

34.10 (25.65–52.10)

37.80 (23.15–67.80)

32.90 (28.0)

0.785

Monocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR)

6.60 (4.50–12.30)

8.50 (6.25–11.90)

9.45 (8.90)

0.092

7.20 (4.90–8.20)

11.60 (5.25–20.60)

4.35 (2.0)

0.108

  1. *Kruskal-Wallis