Table 2 Hematological indices in P. falciparum-infected patients and malaria-negative subjects in Kosti city of the White Nile State, Sudan (2018)

Hb concentration (g/dL)

11.6 ± 3.8

14.0 ± 2.2

< 0.001

RBC count (× 10¹²/L)

4.5 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 0.7

0.001

MCV (fL)

86.0 ± 12.0

87.0 ± 9.8

0.452

MCH (pg)

28.5 ± 3.0

29.0 ± 2.8

< 0.001

MCHC (g/dL)

31.5 ± 3.0

32.5 ± 2.5

0.037

RDW (%)

15.6 ± 3.3

13.0 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Total WBC count (× 10⁹/L)

7.0 ± 4.0

6.5 ± 3.00

0.275

Neutrophil count (%)

37.0 ± 11.0

38.0 ± 8.0

0.001

Lymphocyte count (%)

24.0 ± 12.0

26.0 ± 18.0

0.004

Monocyte count (%)

5.0 ± 2.0

5.0 ± 2.0

0.021

Platelet count (× 10⁹/L)

140.0 ± 38.0

230.0 ± 115.0

< 0.001