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 2

Independent t comparisons mean the difference between biochemical profiles in S. mansoni-positive and S. mansoni-negative of study participants, Sanja town, northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Parameter	S. mansoni positive (N = 110)	Control group (N = 110)	value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	99.71 ± 18.67	104.13 ± 16.64	0.065
Serum protein (g/dl)	68.7 ± 3.20	69.76 ± 3.0	0.012
AST (IU/L)	24.84 ± 2.19	23.86 ± 2.22	0.01
ALT (IU/L)	22.70 ± 4.66	21.15 ± 2.30	0.02
Cholesterol	149.08 ± 9.38	166.47 ± 18.44	<0.001