Table 2 Prevalence and severity of anaemia, and mean haematological values as influenced by category of infection
Infection category | n and pairs | Anaemia | Anaemia severity % (n) | Mean (SD) values of: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Hb (g/dL) | Hct (%) | RBC (× 1012/L) | WBC (× 109/L) | Platelet (× 109/L) | ||
A.l only | 34 | 61.8 (21) | 50.0 (17) | 11.8 (4) | 0.0 (0) | 11.6 (1.4) | 37.2 (4.3) | 4.4 (0.4) | 7.8 (3.3) | 199.5 (81.5) |
a T.t only | 12 | 50.0 (6) | 33.3 (4) | 16.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 11.4 (1.2) | 36.9 (3.7) | 4.3 (0.4) | 7.8 (3.2) | 248.3 (90.6)* |
bCo-infection | 9 | 55.6 (5) | 33.3 (3) | 22.2 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 11.1 (1.1) | 35.9 (3.6) | 4.2 (0.4) | 7.5 (2.4) | 246.9 (102.6)* |
c P.f only | 125 | 70.4 (88) | 46.4 (28) | 23.2 (29) | 0.8 (1) | 11.1 (1.7) | 34.4 (5.7) | 4.2 (0.6) | 8.9 (3.3) | 187.3 (82.2) |
dSI | 162 | 67.7 (110) | 46.3 (75) | 21 (34) | 0.6 (1) | 11.2 (1.7) | 35.0 (5.5) | 4.2 (0.6) | 8.7 (3.3) | 191.7 (82.1) |
eCo-infections | 25 | 88.0 (22) | 32.0 (8) | 48.0 (12) | 8.0 (2) | 9.8 (1.9) | 30.5 (5.9) | 3.8 (0.7) | 6.8 (2.9) | 155.8 (68.9) |
fNegative | 262 | 59.5 (156) | 45.0 (118) | 14.1 (37) | 0.4 (1) | 11.8 (1.8) | 36.9 (5.9) | 4.4 (0.6) | 8.4 (3.4) | 189.2 (82.6) |
Total | 450 | 64.2 (289) | 44.9 (202) | 18.4 (83) | 0.9 (4) | 11.5 (1.8) | 35.8 (6.0) | 4.3 (0.6) | 8.4 (3.3) | 188.1 (81.9) |
P-values of pairs of comparisons | C vs f | 0.039 | 0.068 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.010 | 0.185 | 0.839 | ||
d vs e | 0.011 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.065 | |||
d vs f | 0.084 | 0.183 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.059 | 0.224 | 0.965 | |||
e vs f | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.019 | 0.049 | |||