Confounding influences of malnutrition and Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma haematobium infections on haematological parameters in school children in Muyuka, Cameroon

Table 3 P. falciparum GMPD and S. haematobium GMEC by sex, age nutritional status and stunting severity

Parameter	Characteristics	P. falciparum /μL of blood			S. haematobium /10 mL of urine
Parameter	Characteristics	GMPD (n)	Range	P value	GMEC (n)	Range	P value
Overall		643 (148)	71–33,250		24 (50)	1–494
Sex	Female	564 (79)	71–12,721	0.156	26 (32)	1–494	0.284*
Sex	Male	747 (69)	140–33,250	0.156	20 (18)	1–280	0.284*
Age in years	4–9	726 (89)	110–33,250	0.129	25 (29)	1–494	0.472*
Age in years	10–14	535 (59)	71–20,600	0.129	22 (21)	2–250	0.472*
Nutritional status	Normal	642 (126)	71–33,250	0.785*	23 (40)	1–494	0.701*
Nutritional status	Malnourished	675 (27)	168–11,700	0.785*	29 (11)	1–250	0.701*
Stunting Severity	Moderate	641 (19)	168–4230	0.651*	24 (9)	1–250	0.220*
Stunting Severity	Severe	674 (3)	270–3603	0.651*	48 (1)	48	0.220*

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