Table 3.
Prevalence and profiles of haematological and biochemical abnormalities of malaria among hospitalized children in Khartoum State.
| Laboratory findings | Study group | Severe malaria group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence | mean ± SD | Prevalence | mean ± SD | |
| Anemia (Hb < 8 gm/dl) | 60/108 (55.6%) | 7.40 ± 0.77 gm/dl | 47/77 (61%) | 5.40 ± 1.56 |
| Severe anemia (Hb < 5 gm/dl) | 11/108 (10.2%) | 3.56 ± 0.27 gm/dl | 11/77 (14.2%) | 10.12 ± 5.81 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 45/101 (44.6%) | 85.72 ± 35.58 ×105 | 40/71 (56.3%) | 166.8 ± 114.83 ×105 |
| Leukocytosis | 33/111 (29.7%) | 17.76 ± 5.95 ×103 | 22/80 (27.5%) | 120.47 ± 47.94 ×103 |
| Leukopenia | 8/111 (7.2%) | 3.07 ± 0.6541 ×103 | 5/80 (6.3%) | 36.98 ± 57.09 ×103 |
| Mean high serum creatinine | 6/81 (7.4%) | 3.56 ± 2.18 mg/dl | 5/81(6.3%) | 0.78 ± 1.04 mg/dl |
| High blood urea | 9/81 (11.1%) | 129.77 ± 110.57 mg/dl | 5/81 (6.2%) | 129.09 ± 8.08 |
| Hyponatremia | 15/45 (33.3%) | 125.5 ± 3.73 mmol/l | 9/34 (26.5%) | 4.4 ± 3.29 mmol/l |