Table 4. Mean haemoglobin concentration levels and temperature in patients with different parasitic infections and coinfections.
| Parasite status | Case | Hb concentration(g/dL) | p—value | Temperature (0C) | p—value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||||
| Pf only | 90 | 10.9 ± 1.99 | 3.6–15.2 | < 0.001 | 37.9 ± 0.6a | 36.1–39.8 | < 0.001* |
| Pf /Al | 7 | 11.4 ± 2.16 | 10.3–16.3 | > 0.05 | 37.9 ± 0.7 | 37.4–39.3 | < 0.01*, > 0.05a |
| Pf /Hw | 2 | 10.0 ± 0.42 | 9.7–10.3 | 37.9 ± 0.0 | 37.9–37.9 | > 0.05*a | |
| Pf /Ev | 4 | 10.4 ± 0.86 | 9.7–11.6 | 38.1 ± 1.1 | 36.9–39.5 | < 0.01*, > 0.05a | |
| Pf /Ts | 4 | 11.6 ± 1.76 | 9.9–13.4 | 38.6 ± 0.6 | 37.9–39.4 | < 0.001*, > 0.05a | |
| Al only | 9 | 12.6 ± 1.65 | 10.3–15.4 | 37.2 ± 0.4 | 36.5–37.7 | > 0.05*, < 0.01a | |
| Ev only | 11 | 11.6 ± 2.48 | 5.0–14.4 | 37.2 ± 0.9 | 35.0–38.5 | > 0.05*, < 0.01a | |
| Ts only | 8 | 13.5 ± 0.77 | 12.6–14.7 | 37.2 ± 0.4 | 36.6–37.9 | > 0.05*, < 0.01a | |
| No infection | 213 | 12.6 ± 1.66 | 7.2–16.9 | Reference | 37.1 ± 0.4* | 35.5–38.0 | Reference |
| Tt only | 1 | 12.5 ± 0.00 | 12.5–12.5 | ND | 37.5 ± 0.0 | 37.5–37.5 | ND |
| Hw only | 1 | 10.4 ± 0.00 | 10.4–10.4 | ND | 37.8 ± 0.0 | 37.8–37.8 | ND |
| Pf/Al/Tt | 1 | 9.6 ± 0.00 | 9.6–9.6 | ND | 36.1 ± 0.0 | 36.1–36.1 | ND |
| Pf/Al/Ts | 1 | 9.9 ± 0.00 | 9.9–9.9 | ND | 37.9 ± 0.0 | 37.9–37.9 | ND |
| Sig. difference | p < 0.0001 | ||||||
a probability significance compared with participants infected with Plasmodium falciparum alone
* probability significance compared with non-infected participants
ND: Not determined because counts were exactly one.