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Table 2 Hematology results of Acanthamoeba spp. infected immunocompetent, immunosuppressed and control groups

From: Changes in the immune system in experimental acanthamoebiasis in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts

Parameter/group

Group A

(n = 10)

Group C

(n = 10)

Group AS

(n = 10)

Group CS

(n = 10)

Kruskal-Wallis test

WBC (G/l)

AM ± SD

1.83 ± 0.55

1.38 ± 0.33

1.57 ± 0.85

1.92 ± 1.05

H = 2.03, df = 3, P = 0.57

Median

1.89

1.27

1.53

1.89

Range

1.14–2.74

1.12–1.85

0.63–3.41

0.40–3.60

LYM (G/l)

AM ± SD

1.11 ± 0.27

1.11 ± 0.25

0.92 ± 0.56a

0.65 ± 0.38a

H = 12.04, df = 3, P = 0.04

Median

1.08

1.05

0.84

0.55

Range

0.78–1.51

0.89–1.47

0.00–1.68

0.32–1.08

NEU (G/l)

AM ± SD

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.07

0.01 ± 0.01

H = 3.32, df = 3, P = 0.47

Median

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Range

0.00–0.01

0.00–0.02

0.00–0.24

0.00–0.02

MONO (G/l)

AM ± SD

0.11 ± 0.12b

0.08 ± 0.13

0.36 ± 0.87b,c

0.06 ± 0.10c

H = 6.48, df = 3, P = 0.02

Median

0.04

0.02

0.05

0.05

Range

0.01–0.27

0.00–0.27

0.00–2.80

0.00–0.30

EOS (G/l)

AM ± SD

0.02 ± 0.01

 

0.06 ± 0.19

0.17 ± 0.28

H = 0.71, df = 3, P = 0.86

Median

0.01

 

0.03

0.01

Range

0.00–0.02

0

0.01–0.60

0.01–0.50

BASO (G/l)

AM ± SD

0.27 ± 0.13

0.13 ± 0.07

0.23 ± 0.17d

0.05 ± 0.08d

H = 7.75, df = 3, P = 0.01

Median

0.23

0.13

0.24

0.02

Range

0.14–0.49

0.09–0.49

0.01–0.61

0.01–0.20

RBC (T/l)

AM ± SD

9.30 ± 0.37

9.64 ± 0.10

9.18 ± 0.42

8.47±3.19

H = 4.41, df = 3, P = 0.22

Median

9.34

9.62

9.24

9.59

Range

8.7–9.7

9.5–9.8

8.3–9.68

9.02–10.1

HGB (mmol/l)

AM ± SD

9.01 ± 0.34

9.37 ± 0.15

8.91 ± 0.33

9.16 ± 0.30

H = 4.92, df = 3, P = 0.17

Median

9.0

9.04

9.0

9.27

Range

8.6–9.6

9.2–9.5

8.30–9.2

8.70–9.6

HCT (L/l)

AM ± SD

0.41 ± 0.009

0.43 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.02

0.42 ± 0.01

H = 2.02, df = 3, P = 0.57

Median

0.41

0.43

0.41

0.41

Range

0.40–0.43

0.41–0.43

0.38–0.43

0.40–0.43

PLT (G/l)

AM ± SD

633.3 ± 176.6e

481.4 ± 277.6e

866.8 ± 60.3

912.0 ± 109.3

H = 4.60, df = 3, P = 0.02

Median

646.5

355.0

889.5

880.0

Range

432.0–932.0

204.0–808.0

746.0–950.0

803.0–1120.0

  1. aP ≤ 0.01 for the significance of difference AS vs CS (Mann-Whitney U-test, U = 78)
  2. bP ≤ 0.02 for the significance of difference A vs AS (Mann-Whitney U-test, U = 51)
  3. cP ≤ 0.03 for the significance of difference AS vs CS (Mann-Whitney U-test, U = 57.5)
  4. dP ≤ 0.01 for the significance of difference AS vs CS (Mann-Whitney U-test, U = 76)
  5. eP ≤ 0.05 for the significance of difference A vs C (Mann-Whitney U-test, U = 52)
  6. Abbreviations: Group A, immunocompetent infected group; Group C, immunocompetent control group; Group AS immunosuppressed infected group; Group CS, immunosuppressed non-infected group; G, giga; AM, arithmetic mean; SD, standard deviation