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Table 1 Demographic and haematological parameters of malaria-naive donors and P. vivax -infected donors (Mean ± SD)

From: CD4+ T cells apoptosis in Plasmodium vivax infection is mediated by activation of both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

Parameters

Value for group

P value*

Malaria-naive donors

P. vivax-infected donors

(n = 11)

(n = 20)

Age (years)

34.0 (22–37)

38.5 (19–61)

 

Gender

   

Male

3

14

 

Female

8

6

 

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

14.05 ± 0.35

13.52 ± 0.29

0.263

Haematocrit

41.27 ± 0.90

38.47 ± 0.78

0.028

RBCs (cells/mm3)

4741000 ± 109300

4724000 ± 78940

0.901

WBCs (cells/mm3)

8118 ± 517.30

5475 ± 358.1

<0.001

Lymphocytes (cells/mm3)

2650 ± 221.5

1511 ± 122.5

<0.0001

Monocytes (cells/mm3)

177.1 ± 16.18

351.4 ± 34.49

0.001

Granulocytes

5270 ± 396.7

3686 ± 258.0

0.002

Eosinophils (cells/mm3)

179.5 ± 18.31

121.4 ± 9.91

0.006

Platelets (cells/mm3)

246500 ± 21290

124100 ± 13470

<0.0001

  1. *Statistical differences determined by unpaired t-test.
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