Hematological and Biochemical Profile of Patients Infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Comparison with Apparently Healthy Individuals at Sanja Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and independent t comparisons mean difference between hematological profiles in S. mansoni-positive and control study participants at Sanja town, northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Parameter	S. mansoni positive (N = 110)	Control group (N = 110)	value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Mean age and standard division	30.90 ± 9.11	31.11 ± 13.20
Sex
Male	55 (50%)	55 (50%)
Female	55 (50%)	55 (50%)
Residence
Urban	55 (50%)	55 (50%)
Rural	55 (50%)	55 (50%)
Parasite intensity
Light	76 (69.1%)	0%
Moderate	31 (28.2)	0%
Heavy	3 (2.7%)	0%
WBC (×10^3/μL)	4.60 ± 1.61	7.81 ± 3.44	<0.001
L (×10^3/μL)	1.50 ± 0.61	2.48 ± 1.32	<0.001
Mixed (×10^3/μL)	0.55 ± 0.53	1.55 ± 1.29	<0.001
Granulocyte (×10^3/μL)	2.63 ± 1.27	4.03 ± 2.07	<0.001
RBC (×10^6/μL)	3.92 ± 0.75	4.04 ± 0.65	0.208
Hgb (g/dl)	11.36 ± 0.1.89	12.58 ± 1.67	<0.001
PCV (%)	34.14 ± 5.38	37.51 ± 0.5.11	0. 697
MCV (μm^3)	92.78 ± 7.78	87.91 ± 5.02	<0.001
MCH (g/dL)	28.90 ± 3.45	30.35 ± 2.95	0. 001
MCHC (Pg)	30.10 ± 4.10	34.80 ± 1.00	<0.001