TABLE 2.
Hematological profile of infected and uninfected individuals
| Factora | GM (range) for the group |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infected (n = 32) | Uninfected (n = 24) | ||
| Hb (gm/dl) | 12.48 (4.9–18.6) | 11.14 (4.9–16.3) | 0.0378 |
| RBC (106/ml) | 4.5 (3.5–6.06) | 4.067 (2.11–5.84) | 0.0391 |
| WBC (103/ml) | 8.83 (5.8–16.9) | 8.81 (5.8–13.7) | NS |
| HCT (%) | 36.85 (19.5–53) | 33.55 (15–47.4) | NS |
| PLT (103/ml) | 261.91 (140–417) | 258.18 (198–363) | NS |
| Neutrophils (103/ml) | 5.3 (3.3–7.2) | 5.5 (4.2–6.89) | NS |
| Lymphocytes (103/ml) | 2.63 (1.45–3.71) | 3.04 (2.02–4.27) | 0.0248 |
| Monocytes (103/ml) | 0.67 (0.38–1.2) | 0.71 (0.43–1.09) | NS |
| Eosinophils (103/ml) | 0.68 (0.11–3.45) | 0.43 (0.18–1.1) | 0.0354 |
| Basophils (103/ml) | 0.09 (0.02–0.33) | 0.09 (0.05–0.35) | 0.0028 |
a
Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells; HCT, hematocrit; PLT, platelets.
b
NS, not significant.