Table 6.
Comparison of hematological profile between different malaria species
| Hematology profile | Uncomplicated Malaria | p-value* | Complicated Malaria | p-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. vivax | P. falciparum | Mixed malaria | P. vivax | P. falciparum | Mixed malaria | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), median (IQR) | 10.30 (8.80–11.40) | 8.90 (6.85–11.15) | 3.30 (3.20) | 0.001 | 8.70 (4.15–12.10) | 8.20 (6.20–9.95) | 11.0 (8.70) | 0.340 |
| Hematocrit (%), median (IQR) | 32.0 (28.0–38.0) | 28.40 (22.05–35.0) | 11.30 (11.0) | 0.001 | 25.0 (12.55–33.90) | 26.50 (21.80–33.20) | 33.60 (26.90) | 0.322 |
| Erythrocytes (x 106/µL), median (IQR) | 4.38 (4.06–4.77) | 3.89 (3.18–4.74) | 1.88 (1.75) | 0.001 | 3.77 (1.87–4.51) | 3.90 (3.14–4.89) | 5.27 (4.84) | 0.124 |
| Leukocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR) | 7.30 (4.90–10.20) | 5.50 (4.05–8.15) | 11.40 (8.0) | 0.007 | 7.10 (5.95–11.0) | 6.70 (3.30–16.95) | 10.35 (5.70) | 0.904 |
| Platelets (x 103/µL), median (IQR) | 189.0 (106.0–233.0) | 120.0 (89.50–175.50) | 204.0 (173.0) | 0.011 | 218.0 (78.0–354.0) | 109.0 (68.50–197.0) | 121.0 (42.0) | 0.352 |
| Neutrophil (x 103/µL), median (IQR) | 51.60 (39.60–64.90) | 50.40 (38.70–67.25) | 44.80 (43.20) | 0.810 | 58.90 (34.60–68.50) | 48.90 (28.80–69.70) | 59.75 (55.50) | 0.555 |
| Lymphocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR) | 38.70 (28.70–52.0) | 40.50 (24.40–48.95) | 45.70 (44.70) | 0.568 | 34.10 (25.65–52.10) | 37.80 (23.15–67.80) | 32.90 (28.0) | 0.785 |
| Monocytes (x 103/µL), median (IQR) | 6.60 (4.50–12.30) | 8.50 (6.25–11.90) | 9.45 (8.90) | 0.092 | 7.20 (4.90–8.20) | 11.60 (5.25–20.60) | 4.35 (2.0) | 0.108 |
*Kruskal-Wallis