Table 3.
Frequency of normal and altered values for hemoglobin, red blood cells, platelets, and eosinophils in individuals with different parasitic status living in the rural community of Brejo do Amparo, Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
| Control | SM | ATL | SM+ATL | pa | pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 67 (32.0%) | N = 57 (28.0%) | N = 36 (17.0%) | N = 47 (23.0%) | |||
| Hemoglobin (n = 207) | ||||||
| Normal | 59 (88.0) | 53 (93.0) | 32 (89.0) | 44 (94.0) | 0.674 | 0.898 |
| Altered | 8 (22.0) | 4 (7.0) | 4 (11.0) | 3 (6.0) | ||
| Red blood cell (n = 207) | ||||||
| Normal | 65 (97.0) | 56 (98.0) | 33 (92.0) | 47 (100) | 0.142 | 0.362 |
| Altered | 2 (3.0) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Platelet (n = 207) | ||||||
| Normal | 66 (98.5) | 52 (91.0) | 34 (94.5) | 45 (96.0) | 0.305 | 0.373 |
| Altered | 1 (1.5) | 5 (9.0) | 2 (5.5) | 2 (4.0) | ||
| Eosinophilia (n = 207) | ||||||
| Absent | 41 (61.0) | 28 (49.0) | 29 (81.0) | 31 (66.0) | 0.022* | 0.085 |
| Present | 26 (39.0) | 29 (51.0) | 7 (19.0) | 16 (34.0) | ||
Control, no S. mansoni infection or ATL history; SM, S. mansoni-infected only; ATL, ATL history only; SM+ATL, S. mansoni infection and ATL history; p-value obtained by chi-squared test;
a
Among all the groups;
b
Between SM and SM+ATL groups;
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).