Table 5 Variation of haemoglobin levels, white blood cells and platelets following P. Falciparum infection in different geographical settings

Bamenda

Hb conc. (g/dL)

10.6 ± 2.1^a

(n = 40)

11.5 ± 3.7^j

(n = 110)

11.3 ± 3.4^s

(N = 150)

t = 1.433,

p = 0.843

WBCs × 10³µL

6.1 ± 3.8^b

6.1 ± 2.9^k

6.1 ± 3.2^t

t = 0.003,

p = 0.382

Plateletx 10³µL

302 ± 154^c

352 ± 117^l

338 ± 129^u

t = 2.114,

p = 0.031

Santa

Hb conc. (g/dL)

11.2 ± 3.2^d

(n = 10)

11.9 ± 1.3^m

(n = 140)

11.9 ± 1.5^v

t = 1.544,

p = 0.000

WBCs × 10³ µL

9.6 ± 6.9^e

9.2 ± 3.5ⁿ

9.2 ± 3.8^w

t = − 0.544,

p = 0.042

Plateletx 10³ µL

286 ± 218^f

251 ± 86^o

253 ± 99^x

t = − 1.090,

p = 0.000

Bambili

Hb conc. (g/dL)

12.6 ± 2.4 ^g

(n = 106)

9.9 ± 4.7^p

(n = 44)

11.8 ± 3.5^y

t = − 4.601,

p = 0.000

WBCs × 10³ µL

4.5 ± 2.1 ^h

4.8 ± 1.9^q

4.6 ± 2.1^z

t = 0.501,

p = 0.162

Plateletx 10³ µL

465 ± 145ⁱ

465 ± 98^r

465 ± 132^σ

t = − 0.027,

p = 0.006

Significant difference (ANOVA)

p = 0.000^adg p = 0.000^beh p = 0.000^cfi

F = 10.347 F = 13.987 F = 20.508

p = 0.001^jmp p = 0.000^knq p = 0.000^lor

F = 7.366 F = 49.149 F = 85.828

p = 0.145^svy p = 0.000^twz p = 0.000^uxσ

F = 1.875 F = 87.390 F = 117.565

Post Hoc Test (Tukey HSD)

0.779^ad; 0.000^ag; 0.188^dg

0.006^be; 0.018^bh; 0.000^eh

0.951^cf; 0.000^ci; 0.001^fi

0.542^jm; 0.009^jp; 0.000^mp

0.000^kn; 0.036^kq; 0.000^nq

0.000^lo; 0.000^lr; 0.000^or

0.179^sv; 0.265^sy; 0.974^vy

0.000^tw; 0.000^tz; 0.000^wz

0.000^ux; 0.000^uσ; 0.000^xσ

TOTAL

Hb conc. (g/dL)

12.0 ± 2.5

(n = 156)

11.5 ± 3.1

(n = 294)

11.7 ± 2.9

(N = 450)

t = − 1.806,

p = 0.189

WBCs × 10³ µL

5.3 ± 3.4

7.4 ± 3.6

6.7 ± 3.6

t = 6.125,

p = 0.001

Platelet × 10³ µL

412 ± 170

321 ± 126

352 ± 149

t = − 6.493,

p = 0.000