Table 3 Hematological abnormalities among patients with falciparum malaria and malaria-negative subjects in Kosti city of the White Nile State, Sudan (2018)
Hematological abnormality | P. falciparum-infected patients (N = 192) | Malaria-negative subjects (N = 200) | OR (95% CI) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Anemia | 116 (60.4) | 59 (29.5) | 3.6 (2.4–5.5) | < 0.001 |
Low MCV (< 80 fL) | 33 (17.2) | 15 (7.5) | 2.6 (1.4–4.7) | 0.005 |
Low MCH (< 27 pg) | 39 (20.3) | 11 (5.5) | 4.4 (2.2–8.9) | < 0.001 |
Low MCHC (< 32 g/dL) | 29 (15.1) | 13 (6.5) | 2.6 (1.3–5.1) | 0.008 |
High RDW (> 14.5%) | 120 (62.5) | 26 (13.0) | 11.2 (6.7–18.5) | < 0.001 |
Thrombocytopenia | 139 (72.4) | 10 (5.0) | 49.8 (24.5–101.4) | < 0.001 |
Leucopenia | 24 (12.5) | 22 (11.6) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 0.754 |
Neutropenia | 51 (26.6) | 27 (13.5) | 2.3 (1.4–3.9) | 0.001 |
Lymphopenia | 11 (5.7) | 7 (3.5) | 1.7 (0.6–4.4) | 0.340 |