Disease Status

Positive (%)

Anaemic (%)

GMPD±SD

GMED±SD

Malaria

269 (60.72)

7 (2.60)

262.83±2450.24

-

Malaria/STHs

120 (27.09)

8 (6.67)

270.30±1387.53

447.58±3182.71

STHs

7 (1.58)

0 (0.00)

-

196.95±2686.52

Level of significance

X2 = 261.65 P < 0.001

X2 = 9.99 P = 0.007

Mann-Whitney U P = 0.734

Mann-Whitney U P = 0.269

Table 4: Relationship between disease status and disease severity.