TABLE 1.
Hematological parameters of the study populationa
| Parameter | Value(s) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| LTB-S. stercoralis (n = 60) | LTB (n = 58) | P | |
| Hb gm/dl GM (range) | 12.48 (4.9–18.6) | 11.14 (4.9–16.3) | 0.0378 |
| RBC 106/ml GM (range) | 4.5 (3.5–6.06) | 4.067 (2.11–5.84) | 0.0391 |
| WBC 103/ml GM (range) | 8.83 (5.8–16.9) | 8.81 (5.8–13.7) | NS |
| HCT % GM (range) | 36.85 (19.5–53) | 33.55 (15–47.4) | NS |
| PLT 103/ml GM (range) | 261.91 (140–417) | 258.18 (198–363) | NS |
| Neutrophil 103/ml GM (range) | 5.3 (3.3–7.2) | 5.5 (4.2–6.89) | NS |
| Lymphocyte 103/ml GM (range) | 2.63 (1.45–3.71) | 3.04 (2.02–4.27) | 0.0248 |
| Monocyte 103/ml GM (range) | 0.67 (0.38–1.2) | 0.71 (0.43–1.09) | NS |
| Eosinophil 103/ml GM (range) | 0.68 (0.11–3.45) | 0.43 (0.18–1.1) | 0.0354 |
| Basophil 103/ml GM (range) | 0.09 (0.02–0.33) | 0.08 (0.05–0.35) | NS |
a
Values represent geometric means with 95% confidence intervals, and P values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test. Boldface characters represent statistically significant differences. Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell; HCT, hematocrit test; PLT, platelet count; NS, not significant.