A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 4

Comparison of coagulation profiles and platelet parameters between the intensity of S. mansoni-infected individuals and noninfected individuals (Kruskal–Wallis H-test).

Variables	Healthy controls	S. mansoni-infected adults			value
		Light infection (1–99 EPG)	Moderate infection (100–399 EPG)	Heavy infection (≥400EPG)
PT (seconds)	13.9 (1.7)	16.3 (1.6)	17.2 (1.45)	18.4(1.43)	≤0.001
INR	1.15 (0.14)	1.69 (0.24)	1.8 (0.17)	1.85(0.1)	0.014
APTT (seconds)	23.4 (5.1)	36.7 (2.95)	38.9 (2.13)	39.4(2.3)	0.045
Platelet count (103/μl)	277.0 (75)	225.5 (130)	222.4 (128)	220(124)	0.282
PDW (fl)	15.6 (1.0)	16.58 (2.58)	18.15 (4)	17.4(2.35)	0.055
MPV (fl)	9.7 (1.2)	6 (1.45)	5.9 (2.46)	4.5(2.31)	0.976