Impact of measles vaccination on clinical characteristics and outcomes in children in Ramadi, Iraq

Table 3 Comparisons of laboratory tests according to measles’ vaccination status of the study sample, n (%)

Laboratory tests	Not vaccinated, mean ± SD	Vaccinated, mean ± SD	P value
WBC count × 103	7.5 ± 3.2	7 ± 2.6	0.129
Neutropenia	11 (5.9)	3 (2.9)	0.266
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)	10.6 ± 1.4	10.7 ± 1.1	0.484
Platelets × 106	293.1 ± 89.4	261.5 ± 84.5	0.0031
ESR	10.7 ± 5.1	10.7 ± 4.8	0.988
Positive C-reactive protein	29 (15.5)	10 (9.8)	0.175

¹Significant at 0.05 by independent t-test. WBC: White blood cells; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.