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. 2025 Apr 25;15(2):20–30. doi: 10.62347/BAJT2700

Table 2.

Hematological parameters and C reactive protein and their association with body mass index z-score groups among adolescents in northern and eastern Sudan, 2022-2023 (n = 738)

Variable Normal (n = 492) Underweight (n = 151) Overweight/obese (n = 95) P value Adjusted P value
Median (interquartile range)
Age, years 14.9 (13.1-16.4) 14.2 (12.7-15.8) 14.9 (13.8-16.4) 0.167
C reactive protein mg/L 2.50 (2.50-3.06) 2.50 (2.50-3.06) 2.50 (2.50-3.07) 0.154
White blood cell ×103/mm3 5.9 (4.9-7.3) 6.0 (5.0-7.4) 6.7 (5.0-8.1) 0.018 Normal vs. underweight = 0.999
Normal vs. overweight/obese = 0.021
Underweight vs. overweight/obese = 0.154
Haemoglobin g/dl 12.8 (12.0-13.7) 13.1 (12.4-13.7) 13.2 (12.4-14.2) 0.001 Normal vs. underweight = 0.033
Normal vs. overweight/obese = 0.007
Underweight vs. overweight/obese = 0.736
Mean platelet volume fL 9.0 (8.4-9.8) 9.0 (8.5-9.8) 9.1 (8.2-10.0) 0.830
Frequency (percentage)
Sex 183 (37.2) 93 (61.6) 49 (51.6)
309 (62.8) 58 (38.4) 46 (48.4) < 0.001
Cigarette smoking/tobacco use 482 (98.0) 146 (96.7) 93 (97.9)
10 (2.0) 5 (3.3) 2 (2.1) 0.655