Table 1. Hematological parameters of patients infected with Plasmodium with respect to gender.

* Normal values - Hemoglobin: 11.1-14.5 g/dl, hematocrit: 35.4-42%, total leukocyte count: 4-10 x 10⁹ L, platelets: 150-400 x 10⁹ L, red blood cell: 3.9-5.5 x 10¹² L

Blood Parameters	Male (n = 207)	Female (n = 87)	p-value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	11.85 ± 1.09	10.61 ± 0.58	<0.0001*
Hematocrit (%)	35.06 ± 3.21	31.84 ± 1.86	<0.0001*
Red blood cell count (x1012L)	4.26 ± 0.11	3.90 ± 0.30	<0.0001*
White blood cell count ( x109L)	6.53 ± 0.82	5.71 ± 0.31	<0.0001*
Platelets (x109L)	89.94 ± 5.64	103.9 ± 10.50	<0.0001*