Table 7. Effects of acute parvovirus B19 infection on certain haematobiochemical parameters in the sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients.
| Parameter | IgM+ve (N = 18)* | IgM-ve (N = 55) | P-value |
| Age (year) | 11.5±1.0 | 18.1±1.0 | < 0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20±0.08 | 20.3±0.1 | > 0.05 |
| Anti-parvovirus B19 IgG titre (OD) | 0.9±0.1 | 2.3±0.1 | < 0.05 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 8.0±0.3 | 8.5±0.1 | > 0.05 |
| WBC count (cells /µL × 103) | 11.6±0.1 | 10.8±0.2 | > 0.05 |
| Platelet count (cells/µL × 103) | 318±9.7 | 416.7±4.2 | < 0.05 |
| Reticulocyte count (%) | 1.7±0.2 | 5.1±0.2 | < 0.05 |
| SGPT (U/L) | 23.9±0.8 | 21.8±0.7 | < 0.05 |
| SGOT (U/L) | 32.3±0.7 | 25.1±0.7 | < 0.05 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.6±0.05 | 3.5±0.02 | > 0.05 |
Data are mean + SEM. Disparity between mean values was analyzed using Student's t-test. *Two of the 18 IgM+ve samples contained parvovirus B19 DNA, P-value < 0.05 was considered to be significant.