Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study groups

From: Early and extensive CD55 loss from red blood cells supports a causal role in malarial anaemia

 

Healthy control

Non anaemic

Anaemic children

P Value

Cases (Male/Female)

N = 21 (12/9)

N = 34 (16/18)

N = 50 (32/18)

 

Haemoglobin g/dl (SD)

11.64 (1.16)

11.42 (1.68)

8.08 (1.51)

< 0.0001*

Age (Months)

18.95 (11.52)

19.45 (8.4)

17.62 (6.1)

0.0936

Parasite density/200wbc)

-

2884.2(3122.5)

2700.64 (3458)

0.9715

  1. Haemoglobin level are presented as means (Standard deviation) Data on age and parasite density are presented in Median (Interquartile range) values* Significant difference between anaemic and non anaemic children
Back to article page

Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

Contact us