Table 4 Median levels of the six anti-malarial antibodies and total IgE levels in different age groups in the study population (a cross-section of the population from age >14 yrs grouped into five age groups)
Median anti-malarial antibody levels and total IgE levels (Q1-Q3) (International Units per microlitre except IgE levels measured in ng/mL) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | MSP1_Pf | MSP2_Pf | AMA1_Pf | NANP_Pf | IgE | AMA1_Pv | MSP1_Pv |
14-29 | 1319.27 | 1088.68 | 534.77 | 3594.79 | 3963.39 | 2766.07 | 2194.75 |
(476.78-3107.21) | (452.85-3329.50) | (186.71-1918.41) | (1942.41-7020.00) | (1479.99-8132.72) | (1202.57-8831.96) | (939.18-7030.56) | |
30-44 | 1350.6 | 1250.91 | 593.89 | 3212.47 | 4291.16 | 3209.42 | 2264.82 |
(614.17-3163.44) | (601.21-3291.47) | (203.75-1741.98) | (1890.03-6015.25) | (1880.78-8081.28) | (1598.00-8223.37) | (1245.76-5786.05) | |
45-59 | 2037.26* | 1628.88 | 691.92 | 3812.24 | 4935.19 | 5174.55** | 2752.59 |
(948.82-4132.19) | (652.23-3847.64) | (283.74-1795.61) | (1985.26-9252.97) | (2013.94-9753.25) | (2067.67-14464.98) | (1471.60-8346.44) | |
60-75 | 1733.84 | 1128.77 | 592.54 | 3921.37 | 4469.11 | 3851.21 | 2670.22 |
(889.44-3703.19) | (564.93-2823.93) | (248.00-1609.49) | (2088.93-7266.04) | (2106.46-6952.20) | (1842.01-13399.11) | (1454.50-6004.46) | |
>75 | 1729.72 | 1177.5 | 778.67 | 2967.53 | 4867.95 | 4677.19 | 1849.98 |
(1287.32-3077.00) | (716.23-2667.64) | (325.45-1708.98) | (2538.34-4836.03) | (1826.49-7184.74) | (2810.53-8257.18) | (1125.00-4363.06) | |
p | 0.001 | 0.372 | 0.406 | 0.477 | 0.33 | p < 0.01 | 0.142 |