Table 1 The mean (SD) [range] of the clinical and biochemical data of patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria

Age, years

38.0 (15.5)

34.2 (12.6)

0.260

[18.0–78.0]

[17.0–70.0]

Weight, kg

67.8 (13.4)

70.3 (11.0)

0.374

[39.0–123.0]

[39.0–88.0]

Duration of the illness, days

3.9 (3.6)

3.0 (1.6)

0.216

[1.0–8.0]

[1.0–7.0]

Axillary temperature, °C

38.4(0.8)

38.7 (1.4)

0.125

[37.2–40.5]

[ 37.1–41.1]

Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg

72.5 (23.4)

72.5 (13.8)

0.987

[0–130.0]

[60.0–130.0]

Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg

47.0 (17.7)

50.0 (10.1)

0.414

[0–100.0]

[30.0–70.0]

Parasite count, rings/μl, Geometric

5,934.2

13,906.6

0.013

[1600–380000]

[1500–115200]

Haemoglobin, gm/dl

10.4 (2.6)

9.8(3.0)

0.302

[3.6–14.2]

[3.8–13.9]

White blood cells, cell/mm³

5,122.7 (1851)

5,507.7 (1,966)

0.346

[1,900.0–11,400]

[1,800.0–9,000.0]

Blood glucose, mg/dl

110.7 (44.3)

106.8 (28.3)

0.670

[30.0–198.0]

[30.–170.0]

Serum bilirubin, mg/dl

1.4 (1.0)

1.4 (1.2)

0.857

[0.2–5.6]

[0.4–6.6]

Serum creatinine, mg/dl

0.9 (0.5)

0.9(0.3)

0.738

[0.1–4.6]

[0.5–2.0]