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Table 2 Summary of haematological variables and their correlation to parasitaemia

From: Estimation of parasitaemia in imported falciparum malaria using the results of a combined rapid diagnostic test. No big help from haematological parameters

 

Rho*

p value **

Haemoglobin

0.03

0.62

Haematocrit

0.07

0.26

Leukocytes

 − 0.02

0.74

Neutrophils

0.24

 < 0.01

Lymphocytes

 − 0.35

 < 0.01

Monocytes

 − 0.26

 < 0.01

Eosinophils

 − 0.26

 < 0.01

Platelets

 − 0.35

 < 0.01

NLC ratio

0.40

 < 0.01

MLC ratio

0.10

0.09

  1. NLC: neutrophils-to-lymphocytes count; MLC: monocytes-to- lymphocytes count
  2. *Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
  3. **Significant at p‐value ≤ 0.05
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Malaria Journal

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