| Source of variation | Degrees of freedom | F-value | |||
| Parasitaemia | Hematocrit | Cytoplasmic area | Nuclear area | ||
| Strains | 2 | 495.44* | 12.93* | 495.44* | 495.44* |
| Time (days) | 7 | 69.09* | 15.15* | 69.09* | 69.09* |
| Interaction | 14 | 19.77* | 0.25 | 19.77* | 19.77* |