Malaria Parasite Density as a Predictor of Hematological Parameter Changes among HIV Infected Adults Attending Two Antiretroviral Treatment Clinics in Kano, Northwest Nigeria
Table 5
Association between malaria parasite density count and hematological parameters of HIV and malaria dual infected participants attending two selected public ART clinics in Kano, Nigeria (n = 386).
Variables
Mean ± SD
R 2
Unstandardized β
95% CI for β
t-statistic
value
Hb (g/dl)
10.95 ± 2.25
0.019
−0.980
−1.685–−0.276
−2.738
0.006
RBC (×1012/L)
3.79 ± 0.73
0.012
−0.252
−0.479–−0.025
−2.181
0.030
MCV (fl)
87.78 ± 11.18
0.002
1.423
−2.097–4.942
0.795
0.427
MCH (pg)
29.19 ± 4.71
0.005
−1.017
−2.497–0.462
−1.352
0.177
MCHC (g/dl)
33.12 ± 2.57
0.048
−1.756
−2.545–−0.967
−4.376
0.001
Neutrophils (%)
50.56 ± 13.69
0.026
6.955
2.696–11.213
3.211
0.001
Lymphocytes (%)
39.58 ± 12.77
0.020
−5.677
−9.660–−1.693
−2.802
0.005
Mixed (%)
9.93 ± 6.02
0.005
−1.390
−3.281–0.501
−1.445
0.149
Abs lymph (×109/L)
2.29 ± 1.02
0.017
−0.083
−0.145–−0.020
−2.596
0.010
RDW
48.83 ± 6.29
0.016
0.021
0.004–0.038
2.483
0.013
Abs lymph: absolute lymphocyte count; Hb: hemoglobin; MCV: mean cell volume; MCHC: mean cell hemoglobin concentration; PCV: packed cell volume; RDW: red cell distribution width; SD: standard deviation, MCH: mean cell hemoglobin. Significant at .
