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Table 2.

Comparison of some hematological parameters among patients with leprosy and controls

Variable	Control subjects n=30	Patients with leprosy on MDT n=30	Patients with leprosy that had completed MDT n=30	p-value	F ratio / H	df	Eta squared
^*RBC (×10¹²/L)	4.72 ± 0.65^a	4.19 ± 0.75^b	3.93 ± 0.49^b	<0.010	12.331	2	0.219
^*Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.01 ± 1.49^a	12.67 ± 2.55^b	11.21 ± 2.00^c	<0.010	13.822	2	0.241
^*Hematocrit (L/L)	0.41 ± 0.045^a	0.38 ± 0.07^b	0.33 ± 0.05^b	<0.01	14.417	2	0.249
^†MCV (fL)	88.70 (86.00 – 91.70)^a,b	92.85 (87.07 – 94.55)^b	86.10 (78.20 – 92.40)^a	0.023	7.587	2	0.091
^†MCH (pg)	29.90 (28.80 – 31.90)	30.45 (28.62 – 32.02)	29.5 (32.90 – 34.30)	0.284	2.518	2	0.040
^†MCHC (g/dL)	33.90 (33.60 – 34.50)^a	33.20 (32.50 – 33.65)^b	33.90 (32.50 – 33.65)^a	<0.010	15.430	2	0.136
^†RDW (%)	13.30 (13.0 – 14.20)^a	14.15 (13.22 – 15.35)^b	14.90 (14.10 – 16.60)^b	<0.010	15.543	2	0.150
^†TWBC (×10⁹/L)	4.50 (3.90 – 5.40)^a	6.20 (4.93 – 8.10)^b	7.30 (5.50 – 9.00)^b	<0.010	24.495	2	0.209
^†Lymphocytes (×10⁹/L)	2.03 (1.81 – 2.61)^a	2.42 (1.82 – 3.05)^a,b	2.57 (5.50 – 9.00)^b	0.030	7.023	2	0.066
^†Neutrophil s(×10⁹/L)	1.77 (1.36 – 2.39)^a	2.72 (1.72 – 4.18)^b	3.11 (2.15 – 4.37)^b	<0.010	15.435	2	0.151
^†Monocytes (×10⁹/L)	0.30 (0.27 – 0.40)^a	0.47 (0.4 – 0.64)^b	0.51 (0.43 – 0.70)^b	<0.010	26.821	2	0.152
^†Eosinophils (×10⁹/L)	0.15 (0.13 – 0.26)^a	0.24 (0.09 – 0.52)^b	0.31 (0.21 – 0.58)^b	0.004	11.056	2	0.042
^†Basophils (×10⁹/L)	0.01 (0.01 – 0.02)	0.01 (0.01 – 0.03)	0.02 (0.02 – 0.03)	0.059	5.651	2	0.043
^†N/L ratio	0.92 (0.72 – 1.09)	1.12 (0.75 – 1.55)	1.12 (0.75 – 1.55)	0.090	4.811	2	0.065
^†Platelets (×10⁹/L)	195.00 (174.00 - 225.00)	236.00 (180.75 – 277.75)	210.00 (165.00 – 251.00)	0.089	4.842	2	0.064
^†MPV (fL)	8.30 (8.10 – 8.60)	8.45 (7.70 – 8.95)	7.90 (7.50 – 8.40)	0.094	4.726	2	0.070

Refers to mean ± SD and reported F ratio of ANOVA.

^†

Refers to median (interquartile range) and reports corresponding Kruskal Wallis H.

RBC – red cell count; MCV – mean corpuscular volume; MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC – mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW – red cell distribution width; N/L ratio – neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; MPV – mean platelet volume; MDT – multidrug therapy; cMDT – completed MDT.