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Table 3 Adjusted difference in means (95%CI) of cellular Blood components in the 2 groups

From: Association between severe acute malnutrition in childhood and hematological disorders in adulthood: the Lwiro follow-up study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

Crude Difference (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted Difference (95% CI)a

p value

White Blood Cells

803 (146, 1459)

0.017

840 (17, 1501)

0.013

Neutrophils

496 (78, 913)

0.02

504 (83, 925)

0.019

Lymphocytes

141 (-180.1, 461.6)

0.39

131 (-18, 459)

0.41

Red blood cell*103

- 98.9 (-262.7, 64.8)

0.33

- 98.0 (-263.1, 67.2)

0.24

Hemoglobin

-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2)

0.69

- 0.2 (-0.7, 0.3)

0.35

Hematocrit

-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6)

0.52

- 0.6 (-1.2, 0.6)

0.30

VGM

0.8 (-1.3, 2.6)

0.52

0.5 (-1.4,2.5)

0.59

MCHC

-0.4 (-1.5, 0.6)

0.81

-0.5 (-1.6, 0.5)

0.34

MCH

0.04 (-0.3, 0.4)

0.44

0.02 (-0.32, 0.35)

0.92

Platelets (103)

10.9 (8.2, 16.2)

0.021

11.1 (8.1, 17.9)

0.038

  1. aDifference with 95% CI (confidence interval) calculated by linear regression
  2. Adjusted for diet diversity score dichotomized