Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the child infected with Hymenolepis nana.

Characteristic Result* Normal range
Age (months) 29
WAZ (weight-for-age) -1 SD - 2 SD - + 2SD
HAZ (height-for-age) 0 SD - 2 SD - + 2SD
WHZ (weight-for-height) -1 SD - 2 SD - + 2SD
Haemoglobin (g/dl) 10.8 11.5 - 16.5
Mean Cell Volume (fl) 72.7 75.0 - 100.0
Haematocrit (%) 32.2 35.0 - 55.0
Red Blood Cells (× 10-12/L) 4.42 3.50 - 5.50
White Blood Cells (× 10-9/L) 17.8 3.5 - 10.0
Granulocytes (× 10-9/L) 12.5 1.2 - 8.0
Ferritin (µg/l) 12.9 > 30

*Result: Outside the normal range for children < 5 years in The Gambia are in bold.