Hematological Parameters and Hemozoin-Containing Leukocytes and Their Association with Disease Severity among Malaria Infected Children: A Cross-Sectional Study at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Comparison of mean values of hematological parameters and hemozoin-containing leukocytes with malaria severity among the study participants, Pawe General Hospital, 2014.

Parameters	Total mean (SD)	UM	SM	-value	value
Hb concentration (g/dL),	11.7 (2.2)	12.1 (1.9)	10.6 (2.4)	6.310	<0.001
Hct (%),	32.9 (5.6)	34.02 (4.8)	30.05 (6.6)	5.538	<0.001
RBC count (×10^12/L),	4.4 (0.7)	4.51 (0.6)	4.18 (0.9)	3.237	0.002
WBC count (×10^9/L),	7.7 (3.7)	7.09 (3.3)	9.31 (4.3)	−5.436	<0.001
PLT count (×10^9/L),	153.0 (91.4)	151 (80.0)	160 (116)	−0.735	0.464
HCMs (%),	9.7 (9.2)	7.3 (7.2)	16.2 (10.9)	−7.618	<0.001
HCNs (%),	1.7 (2.2)	1.25 (1.6)	2.8 (3.1)	−4.685	<0.001
HCMs count (per μL),	80.6 (34.3)	48.8 (46.1)	166.3 (82.1)	−5.327	<0.001
HCNs count (per μL),	85.8 (37.1)	56.2 (69.8)	165.6 (80.5)	−5.140	<0.001

Hb = hemoglobin, Hct = hematocrit, HCMs = hemozoin-containing monocytes, HCNs = hemozoin-containing neutrophils, PLT = platelet, RBC = red blood cell, SD = standard deviation, SM = severe malaria, UM = uncomplicated malaria, WBC = white blood cell, and μL = microlitter.
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