| Age groups (years) | NLR | Total WBC (109/L) | ||||
| Control | Single | Multiple | Control | Single | Multiple | |
| 0 - 5 (n = 7) | 0.70 ± 0.04 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | - | 5.59 ± 0.09 | 5.76 ± 1.40 | - |
| 6 - 10 (n = 42) | 1.06 ± 0.08 | 0.73 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 5.48 ± 0.14 | 5.91 ± 1.26 | 7.07 ± 0.02 |
| 11 - 15 (n = 41) | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.09 | 3.90 ± 0.07 | 5.50 ± 1.90 | 6.18 ± 0.03 |
| ANOVA | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.9999 | 0.0001 | 0.9827 | 0.0001 |