Table 1. Characteristics potentially associated with WBC count among malaria patients.

Characteristics		n	WBC/μL Mean (SD)	p
Age group (years)	<15	27	5,863 (1,831)	0.459*
	≥ 15	373	5,918 (2,261)
Ethnic group	White	144	6,213 (7,314)	0.023*
	Non-White	255	6,662 (7,072)
Fever within 24 hours before	Yes	381	6,546 (7,308)	0.595*
	No	19	5,918 (2,261)
Parasite species	P. vivax	322	6,636 (7,388)	0.470**
	P. falciparum	76	6,295 (6,585)
	Mixed infection	5	4,735 (1,594)

^* Man-Whitney test.

^** Kruskal-Wallis test.