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Table 4 Storage related changes in leucocyte ratios

From: Storage related haematological and biochemical changes in Plasmodium falciparum infected and sickle cell trait donor blood

Leukocyte ratio

Baseline Mean

Week 1 Mean(%∆)

Week 2 Mean(%∆)

Week 3 Mean(%∆)

Week 4 Mean(%∆)

Week 5 Mean(%∆)

F

P-value

Sickle cell and malaria negative donor blood

 LER

19.8

20.6(4.0)

20.3(2.5)

21.2(7.1)

22.5(13.6)

23.9(20.7)

2.36

0.052

 LMR

9.7

10.0(3.1)

9.0(7.2)

8.7(10.3)

10.2(5.2)

10.0(3.1)

0.42

0.828

 LBR

184

205(11.4)

128(30.4)

130(29.3)

150(18.5)

149(19.0)

0.34

0.882

 LNR

0.73

0.83(13.7)

1.12(53.4)

1.17(60.3)

1.33(82.2)

1.88(157.5)

1.44

0.222

Sickle cell trait donor blood

 LER

11.8

18.4(55.9)

26.8(127.1)

36.1(205.9)

38.5(226.3)

32.8(178.0)

5.16

0.001*

 LMR

12.3

13.1(6.5)

14.2(15.4)

16.9(37.4)

22.4(82.1)

13.9(13.0)

1.95

0.100

 LBR

198

177(10.6)

141(28.8)

169(14.6)

183(7.6)

169(14.6)

0.73

0.602

 LNR

0.79

1.02(29.1)

1.42(79.8)

2.22(181.0)

2.83(258.2)

3.23(308.8)

4.53

0.001

Asymptomatic malaria donor blood

 LER

6.8

9.2(35.3)

19.3(183.8)

19.0(179.4)

23.0(238.2)

41.8(514.7)

4.46

0.001

 LMR

5.9

8.7(47.5)

10.6(79.7)

11.3(91.5)

10.6(79.7)

10.8(83.1)

2.07

0.083

 LBR

79

99(25.3)

127(60.8)

175(121.5)

181(129.1)

199(151.9)

5.11

0.001*

 LNR

0.32

0.56(75.0)

1.07(234.4)

1.42(343.7)

1.27(296.9)

1.72(437.5)

10.9

0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: LER-lymphocytes-to-eosinophils ratio, LMR-lymphocytes-to-monocytes ratio, LBR-lymphocytes-to-basophils ratio, LPR-lymphocyte-to-platelets ratio, LNR-lymphocytes-to-neutrophils ratio
  2. *p-value less than 0.001