Table 4 Mean (SD) haematological parameter as affected by infection category

N

98

99

50

359

606

Hb in g/dL

10.5 (1.2)^a

10.5 (1.4)

10.5 (1.3)

10.8 (1.4)^b

10.7 (1.4)

0.059

Hct in %

30.0 (3.5)

30.3 (4.0)

30.2 (3.7)

30.9 (3.9)

30.6 (3.9)

0.157

WBC × 10 ⁹/L

9.5 (4.9)

9.3 (2.7)

9.3 (3.0)

9.9 (5.6)

9.6 (5.0)

0.621

RBC × 10¹²/L

4.1 (4.4)^a

4.2 (5.0)

4.1 (4.7)

4.2 (5.2)^b

4.2 (5.0)

0.135

Lymphocyte x 10⁹L

4.2 (3.5)

3.8 (1.7)

3.9 (2.1)

4.3 (2.8)

4.2 (2.7)

0.451

MCV in fL

73.4 (6.0)

73.2 (6.7)

73.1 (6.1)

73.4 (6.1)

73.3 (6.2)

0.984

MCH in pg

25.5 (2.2)

25.3 (2.3)

25.4 (2.4)

25.5 (2.2)

25.5 (2.2)

0.808

MCHC in g/L

34.8 (1.8)

34.7 (1.8)

34.8 (2.4)

35.0 (2.1)

34.9 (2.0)

0.724

Platelet x 10⁹L

276.2 (111.9)

279.0 (975.0)

253.5 (118.7)

280.9 (113.7)

277.6 (111.3)

0.442

RDW-CV%

12.5 (1.3)

12.7 (1.4)

12.4 (1.2)

12.5 (1.4)

12.5 (1.3)

0.514