Table 2: Some haematological parameters among elderly with malaria parasites and their controls for males.
Parameters |
Mean ± Std. Deviation |
P -Value |
|
Test (n = 25) |
Control (n = 20) |
||
PCV (%) |
30 ± 3.21 |
39.85 ± 1.78 |
0.015 |
HB (g/dl) |
8.07 ± 0.09 |
13.13 ± 1.02 |
0.002 |
Platelet (× 109 /L) |
124.85 ± 5.58 |
162.9 ± 18.94 |
3.633 |
TWBC (× 109 /L) |
7.875 ± 0.34 |
3.04 ± 0.52 |
1.163 |
Neutrophil (%) |
50.06 ± 7.88 |
54.9 ± 9.38 |
0.039 |
Lymphocyte (%) |
39.3 ± 8.05 |
36.5 ± 4.78 |
0.006 |
Monocyte (%) |
5.8 ± 0.72 |
5.0 ± 1.07 |
0.973 |
Eosinophil (%) |
4.6 ± 1.05 |
3.34 ± 1.09 |
0.454 |
Basophil (%) |
0.24 ± 0.09 |
0.26 ± 0.12 |
0.881 |