Table 2.
Comparison of haematological parameters between the cases of malarial infection and controls.
| Parameter | Control (n=100) Mean± SD |
Cases (n=334) Mean± SD |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.23±3.14 | 10.03±2.77 | 0.016 |
| TLC (×109/l) | 12.10±8.82 | 8.36±5.43 | 0.0001 |
| RBC Count (×1012/l) | 3.65±1.08 | 3.72±0.99 | 0.535 |
| MCV (fl) | 78.75±11.31 | 81.21±8.80 | 0.023 |
| RDW-CV (%) | 15.44±2.22 | 14.93±1.77 | 0.019 |
| Platelet count (×109/l) | 227.38±159.64 | 86.54±85.36 | 0.0001 |
| MPV (fl) | 7.49±1.31 | 7.41±2.63 | 0.767 |
| PDW | 9.64±1.30 | 9.65±1.42 | 0.947 |
TLC, Total Leukocyte Count; RBC, Red Blood Cell; MCV, Mean Corpuscular Volume; RDW-CV, Red Cell Distribution Width- Coefficient of Variation; PC, Platelet Count; MPV, Mean Platelet Volume; PDW, Platelet Distribution Width