marginally significantP = 0.052
The adjusted effect of malaria infection on the difference in eosinophils (P = 0.01), basophils (P<0.001), red blood cells (P<0.001) and hematocrit (P<0.001) was significant, while it was marginally significant on lymphocytes (P = 0.052), with infection being associated with a greater drop in all the above mentioned cell numbers.