Table 2.
Cross-sectional survey of the study population in October 2004: differences in hemoglobin genotype*
| AA αα/αα |
AA −α/αα |
AA −α/−α |
P † | AS αα/αα |
AS −α/αα −α/−α |
P ‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 36 | 66 | 29 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Age (months) |
62.5 (52.1–88.0) |
72.3 (52.0–92.0) |
65.4 (47.6–89.0) |
0.636 | 72.6 (54.0–88.0) |
72.8 (50.2–93.0) |
0.747 |
| WBCs (106/mL) |
7.4 (5.2–9) |
8.4 (6.7–10) |
7.5 (6.5–8.8) |
0.149 | 8.0 (7.2–9.7) |
8.2 (6.6–10.4) |
0.186 |
| RBCs (109/mL) |
4.3 (4–4.6) |
4.4 (4.2–4.7) |
5.0 (4.7–5.2) |
< 0.001 | 4.4 (4.1–4.6) |
4.7 (4.5–5.1) |
0.001 |
| Hb (mg/dL) |
11.9 (11.3–12.5) |
11.0 (10.6–11.7) |
10.5 (10.1–11.2) |
< 0.001 | 11.2 (10.8–12.2) |
11.3 (10.7–11.6) |
0.03 |
| WAZ | −1.3 (−2.0 to −0.8) |
−1.5 (−2.0 to −0.9) |
−1.4 (−1.7 to −0.8) |
0.506 | −1.6 (−1.9 to −1.5) |
−1.9 (− 2.1 to −1.1) |
0.243 |
| HAZ | −1.7 (−2.2 to −0.7) |
−1.6 (−2.3 to −1.1) |
−1.2 (−1.8 to −0.9) |
0.172 | −1.6 (−2.0 to −1.2) |
−1.4 (−2.2 to −1.1) |
0.910 |
| CD14 (× 103/mL) |
119 (56–215) |
79 (37–127) |
84 (40–125) |
0.183 | 56§ (39–104) |
136 (119–165) |
0.376 |
| pDCs (×103/mL) |
7.5 (4.8–11.4) |
7.7 (4.6–12.3) |
9.8 (4.7–12.4) |
0.534 | 14.7§ (8.2–16.5) |
7.7 (3.5–12.3) |
0.089 |
| mDCs (×103/mL) |
11.7 (7.4–13.5) |
9.0 (6.5–12.0) |
7.4 (6.5–10.2) |
0.037 | 10.4 (5.5–12.6) |
8.8 (7.6–10.2) |
0.308 |
*
For definitions of abbreviations, see Table 1. Values in parentheses are 25th and 75th percentiles.
†
By Kruskal-Wallis H test for trend; degrees of freedom (df) = 2.
‡
By Kruskal-Wallis H test for trend, df = 2 comparing AA (αα/αα), AS (αα/αα), and AS (−α/αα or −α/−α).
§
P < 0.05 versus AA (αα/αα), by Mann-Whitney U test.