Research Article
Malaria, Moderate to Severe Anaemia, and Malarial Anaemia in Children at Presentation to Hospital in the Mount Cameroon Area: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Variation in mean haematological values in children with MdSA and MdSMA.
| | Variable | Category | Number examined | Mean (SD) | -test | Mean difference (95% confidence interval) | | value |
| | WBC × 109/µL | MdSA | 49 | 11.1 (7.2) | 2.12
0.037 | 2.9 (0.2–5.7) | | MdSMA | 33 | 8.1 (4.1) |
| | Lymphocyte% | MdSA | 49 | 37.0 (14.3) | 2.94
0.004 | 8.9 (2.9–14.9) | | MdSMA | 33 | 28.1 (11.9) |
| | Granulocyte% | MdSA | 49 | 50.9 (16.0) | −2.17
0.033 | −7.7 (−14.7–−0.6) | | MdSMA | 33 | 58.6 (15.3) |
| | RBC × 1012/µL | MdSA | 49 | 3.9 (1.7) | 0.78
0.44 | 0.3 (−0.4–0.8) | | MdSMA | 33 | 3.6 (0.8) |
| | Hb (g/dL) | MdSA | 49 | 8.1 (2.0) | 0.37
0.71 | 0.2 (−0.7–1.0) | | MdSMA | 33 | 7.9 (1.8) |
| | Hct (%) | MdSA | 49 | 26.9 (7.1) | 0.43
0.67 | 0.6 (−2.3–3.6) | | MdSMA | 33 | 26.2 (5.8) |
| | MCV (fl) | MdSA | 49 | 74.3 (10.1) | −0.11
0.91 | −0.2 (−4.5–4.0) | | MdSMA | 33 | 74.5 (8.2) |
| | MCH (pg) | MdSA | 49 | 21.7 (5.1) | −1.25
0.22 | −1.2 (−3.2–0.7) | | MdSMA | 33 | 22.9 (3.1) |
| | MCHC (g/dL) | MdSA | 49 | 31.1 (2.1) | 0.58
0.56 | 0.32 (−0.8–1.4) | | MdSMA | 33 | 30.8 (2.8) |
| | Platelet × 109 /L | MdSA | 49 | 233.5 (133.8) | 3.37
0.001 | 89.9 (36.7–142.9) | | MdSMA | 33 | 143.7 (86.2) |
| | MPV (fl) | MdSA | 49 | 9.7 (1.5) | −0.97
0.34 | −0.3 (−1.0–0.3) | | MdSMA | 33 | 9.9 (1.4) |
| | PDW | MdSA | 49 | 13.0 (2.9) | 1.55
0.13 | 1.1 (−0.3–2.5) | | MdSMA | 33 | 11.9 (3.0) |
| | RDW-CV (%) | MdSA | 49 | 15.8 (3.0) | −0.80
0.43 | −1.99 (−6.9–2.9) | | MdSMA | 33 | 17.8 (17.0) |
| | RDW-SD (fl) | MdSA | 49 | 43.9 (7.2) | 0.77
0.44 | 1.1 (−1.7–3.8) | | MdSMA | 33 | 42.9 (4.1) |
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