Table 2.

Comparison of mean haematocrit values of parasitaemic and aparasitaemic children.

Mean Hct value (%)	Mp + ve	Mp − ve	t-test	P-value
Age < 5 years	32.5 ± 4.6	30.7 ± 7.1	1.33	0.19
Age 5–10 years	34.5 ± 4.0	34.7 ± 5.2	0.40	0.69
Both age groups	34.09 ± 4.21	34.1 ± 5.7	0.02	0.98