Table 3: Some haematological parameters among elderly with malaria parasites and their controls for females.

Parameters

Mean ± Std. Deviation

P - Value

Test (n = 25)

Control (n = 30)

PCV (%)

22.78 ± 5.18

32.8 ± 2.09

1.727

HB (g/dl)

10.99 ± 0.49

11.95 ± 1.10

0.999

Platelet (× 109 /L)

125.8 ± 8.58

169.7 ± 27.38

2.330

TWBC (× 109 /L)

4.39 ± 2.83

4.23 ± 1.82

0.005

Neutrophil (%)

45.74 ± 11.65

55.02 ± 4.38

0.000

Lymphocyte (%)

43.8 ± 9.60

36.3 ± 4.78

7.424

Monocyte (%)

5.7 ± 0.59

4.3 ± 1.15

0.892

Eosinophil (%)

4.5 ± 1.62

4.1 ± 1.32

0.523

Basophil (%)

0.26 ± 0.10

0.28 ± 0.13

0.883