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Table 1 Variation in the major clinical disease phenotypes with age, gender, ethnicity and location of residence

From: Severe and uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children from three regions and three ethnic groups in Cameroon: prospective study

Parameters

N

CM

P value

N

SMA

P value

N

UM

P value

N

RD

P value

Age group (months)

           

 < 60

562

41 (7.3)

0.420

637

187 (29.4)

0.009

662

130 (19.6)

<0.001

284

44 (15.5)

0.143

 ≥ 60

148

8 (5.4)

158

30 (19.0)

167

71 (42.5)

95

9 (9.5)

Gender

            

 Male

409

23 (5.6)

0.449

469

118 (25.2)

0.042

487

133 (27.3)

0.473

192

23 (15.6)

0.082

 Female

375

26 (6.9)

415

130 (31.3)

432

109 (25.2)

230

30 (10.0)

Ethnicity

            

 Bantu

313

21 (6.7)

0.996

358

98 (27.4)

0.368

368

103 (28.0)

0.031

177

26 (14.7)

0.827

 Semi-Bantu

352

23 (6.5)

388

111 (28.6)

409

84 (20.5)

169

21 (12.4)

 Foulbe

30

2 (6.7)

30

5 (16.7)

31

5 (16.1)

7

1 (14.3)

Location

            

 Centre

163

5 (3.1)

<0.001

162

61 (37.7)

0.004

163

20 (12.3)

<0.001

39

11 (28.2)

0.008

 Littoral

285

32 (11.2)

277

63 (22.7)

288

19 (6.6)

29

3 (10.3)

 South West

336

12 (3.6)

446

124 (27.8)

469

203 (43.3)

354

39 (11.0)

Transmission

            

 Seasonal

163

5 (3.1)

0.059

162

61 (37.7)

0.003

163

20 (12.3)

<0.001

39

11 (28.2)

0.002

 Perennial

621

44 (7.1)

 

723

187 (25.9)

 

757

222 (29.3)

 

383

42 (11)

 
  1. Each participant has been categorised into one group only which clinicians felt was the primary phenotype; Samples numbers in some of the clinical groups are lower because some parameter estimates were not taken.