Table 3 Clinical characteristics and blood parameters in 83 patients diagnosed with clinical malaria according to HIV serology
HIV positive | HIV negative | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Patients with severe malaria | 29 (61.7%) | 17 (47.2%) | 0.13 |
Clinical symptoms and signs | |||
Headache | 35 (74.5%) | 33 (91-7%) | 0.03 |
Jaundice | 10 (21.3%) | 5 (13.9%) | 0.28 |
Cough | 17 (36.2%) | 10 (27.8%) | 0.28 |
Dyspnea | 15 (31.9%) | 6 (16.7%) | 0.09 |
Nausea | 33 (70.2%) | 26 (72.2%) | 0.51 |
Vomiting | 33 (70.2%) | 26 (72.2%) | 0.40 |
Diarrhoea | 19 (40.4%) | 7 (19.4%) | 0.03 |
Hypotension | 0 | 6 (16.7%) | 0.05 |
Convulsions and/or coma | 7 (14.9) | 6 (16.7) | 0.52 |
Weight loss | 20 (42.6%) | 11 (30.6%) | 0.18 |
Hepatomegaly | 22 (46.8%) | 14 (38.8%) | 0.30 |
Splenomegaly | 22 (46.8%) | 11 (30.6%) | 0.10 |
Blood parameters | mean±SD | mean±SD | |
WBC/mmc | 7.7±2.5 | 7.7±3.7 | 0.25 |
Hb mg/dl | 9.9 ±2.8 | 12.1±2.8 | 0.003 |
PLT (x100.000/mmc) | 188.4±120.9 | 218.8±126.1 | 0.07 |
Glycaemia (mmol/L)* | 4.8±1.5 | 7.4±1.6 | 0.02 |