Changes in the levels of cytokines, chemokines and malaria-specific antibodies in response to Plasmodium falciparum infection in children living in sympatry in Mali

Table 1 Description of the Fulani and the Dogon children in the present study

n = 77	Mean Age (Year)	Mean Hb (g/dL)	Mean axillary temperature (°C)	Mean Parasitaemia (min-max) (parasites/μl)	No of individuals
Uninfected Dogon	6.35	10.36	36.43	-	20
Infected Dogon	6.70	9.80	37.74	13692 (575-48625)	20
Uninfected Fulani	6.44	9.78	36.71	-	23
Infected Fulani	4.50	9.36	36.81	27537 (100-122000)	14
P value	DI-FI, F-FI	NS	D-DI, DI-FI	NS	-
All Dogon	6.53	10.09	37.08	-	40
All Fulani	5.70	9.62	36.75	-	37
P value	NS	NS	NS	-	-

D: uninfected Dogon, DI: infected Dogon, F: uninfected Fulani, FI: infected Fulani. *P value ≤ 0.01. Mann-Whitney U test. NS: not significant.