Research Article
Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin
Table 4
Laboratory indicators among groups of patients with severe pediatric malaria.
| | Laboratory indicators | Group A | Group B | Group C | value | | A vs. C | B vs. C |
| | HGB (g/L) | 53.63 ± 23.48 | 52.32 ± 20.48 | 61.96 ± 21.49 | 0.020 | 0.005 | | HCT (%) | 17.18 ± 7.35 | 16.52 ± 6.48 | 20.52 ± 10.02 | 0.020 | 0.002 | | RBC (1012/L) | 238.14 ± 95.66 | 236.64 ± 88.08 | 272.13 ± 103.03 | 0.050 | 0.020 | | Plasmodium (Pu/L 103) | 105.47 ± 232.7 | 712.01 ± 1375.68 | 974.99 ± 1988.37 | 0.001 | 0.200 | | WBC (109/L) | 13.61 ± 9.51 | 13.89 ± 11.33 | 9.54 ± 5.72 | 0.005 | 0.005 | | PLT (109/L) | 118.20 ± 98.38 | 106.46 ± 92.91 | 90.66 ± 81.22 | 0.100 | 0.200 | | CRP (mg/L) | 73.95 ± 41.75 | 89.50 ± 57.22 | 74.43 ± 38.33 | 0.500 | 0.050 |
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HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells; PLT, platelets; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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