Seroprevalence of anti-Toxocara canis antibodies and associated risk factors among dog owners in the rural community of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand

Table 4 Comparison of hematological parameters between Toxocara canis IgG seropositive and Toxocara canis IgG seronegative groups

Blood parameters	Normal ranges	Groups		p value
		Seropositive (n = 101)	Seronegative (n = 31)
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
RBC (10^6/ul)^a	3.75–6.54	4.68 ± 0.43	4.59 ± 0.6	0.45
Hb (g/dL)^b	12.00–16.00	12.66 ± 1.76	12.51 ± 2.1	0.53
Hct (%)^b	36.00–48.00	39.61 ± 4.63	39.13 ± 6.21	0.56
MCV (fL)^a	80.00–99.00	84.82 ± 9.14	85.23 ± 8.29	0.88
MCH (pg)^a	27.00–31.00	27.22 ± 3.56	27.32 ± 2.94	0.94
MCHC (d/dL)^a	33.00–37.00	32.01 ± 1.64	31.94 ± 1.21	0.66
RDW (%)^b	11.50–14.50	13.26 ± 1.76	13.48 ± 1.59	0.14
WBC (cells/cu.mm.)^a	4000–10,000	8017.72 ± 2202.69	7380.32 ± 2014.73	0.13
Neu (cells/cu.mm.)^a	1000–8000	4316.4 ± 1463.59	4002.1 ± 1282.32	0.28
Lymp (cells/cu.mm.)^a	1500–7000	2818.88 ± 783.93	2643.2 ± 908.5	0.30
EO (cells/cu.mm.)^a	< 500	516.45 ± 436.09	344.07 ± 197.82	0.04^*
Mono (cells/cu.mm.)^a	200–1000	315.45 ± 143.87	346.32 ± 223.08	0.94
Baso (cells/cu.mm.)^a	< 210	50.54 ± 44.04	44.63 ± 46.67	0.52
PLT (cells/cu.mm.)^b	140,000–450,000	234,148.51 ± 62,329.99	220,064.52 ± 59,432.84	0.36

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