Table 3 A Multivariate Analysis of Haemoglobin concentration
From: Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium falciparum infection and anaemia in children in Accra, Ghana
Hemoglobin concentration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hb(g/dl) ± SD | Minimum Hb(g/dl) | Maximum Hb(g/dl) | P – value | |
Total | 11.6 ± 1.5 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
District | ||||
Ga West | 11.5 ± 1.4 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0.146 |
Ga South | 11.7 ± 1.5 | 7 | 15.1 | |
Age | ||||
9–11 | 11.3 ± 1.5 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 0.001** |
12–14 | 11.8 ± 1.4 | 7 | 15.1 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 11.6 ± 1.3 | 7.7 | 15.1 | 0.431 |
Female | 11.5 ± 1.6 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Low | 11.4 ± 1.7 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 0.103 |
Moderate | 11.7 ± 1.4 | 6.2 | 15.1 | |
High | 11.4 ± 1.5 | 7 | 14.7 | |
Hematuria | ||||
Present | 12.3 ± 1.4 | 10.2 | 15.1 | 0.016** |
Absent | 11.6 ± 1.4 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
Infection status | ||||
Schistosomiasis Positive | 12.3 ± 1.7 | 8.5 | 15.1 | 0.0332** |
Schistosomiasis Negative | 11.6 ± 1.4 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
Malaria Positive | 11.4 ± 1.2 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 0.3139 |
Malaria Negative | 11.6 ± 1.5 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
Intensity of S. haematobium infection | ||||
light infection | 12.9 ± 1.5 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 0.003** |
heavy infection | 11.2 ± 1.5 | 8.5 | 13.3 | |