Table 3 Median and 90 th percentile range for WBC, LY, and lymphocytes subsets indices: stratification by age and presence of P. falciparum
Age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | 5 - 11 | 12 - 20 | ||||
Parasitized (n=116) | Non-parasitized (n=68) | p-value* | Parasitized (n=78) | Non-parasitized (n=81) | p-value* | |
Total leukocytes count (10 3 cells /mm 3 ) | ||||||
Median | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
p5 – p95 | 4.4-11.6 | 4.7-11.4 | 0.985 | 4.5-9.0 | 4.3-9.7 | 0.704 |
Total lymphocytes count (10 3 cells /mm 3 ) | ||||||
Median | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
p5 – p95 | 1.8-7.7 | 2.4-7.1 | 0.608 | 2.0-5.1 | 1.8-6.1 | 0.410 |
CD3+ cells (10 3 cells /mm 3 ) | ||||||
Median | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
p5 – p95 | 1.3-5.6 | 1.7-5.3 | 0.575 | 1.5-3.5 | 1.3-4.5 | 0.553 |
T CD4+ cells (cells /mm 3 ) | ||||||
Median | 1588 | 1664 | 1306 | 1412 | ||
p5 – p95 | 728-3414 | 873-2831 | 0.980 | 829-2095 | 820-2440 | 0.195 |
T CD8+ cells (cells /mm 3 ) | ||||||
Median | 852 | 942 | 788 | 789 | ||
p5 – p95 | 383-2042 | 412-1971 | 0.287 | 454-1695 | 378-1622 | 0.855 |
T CD4+ cells (%) | ||||||
Median | 42.4 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 42.9 | ||
p5 – p95 | 31.7-53.1 | 30.3-50.5 | 0.420 | 28.4-53.2 | 33.9-53.4 | 0.485 |
T CD8+ cells (%) | ||||||
Median | 22.8 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 23.6 | ||
p5 – p95 | 15.1-32.3 | 16.3-34.1 | 0.254 | 16.5-35.8 | 16.5-30.3 | 0.035 |
T CD4+/CD8+ ratio | ||||||
Median | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.264 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.072 |
p5 – p95 | 1.1-3.3 | 0.7-3.0 | 0.8-3.2 | 1.2-2.9 | ||