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