Table 2 Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR results in correlation with age, gender, body temperature, haemoglobin levels, and ABO blood group typing results
From: Epidemiology of Plasmodium infections in Flores Island, Indonesia using real-time PCR
Variables | Â | Â | n total | % Positive | p-value1 | Ct-value median | Ct-value range | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Pf | < 20 | 642 | 22.4 | <0.001 | 34.2 | 24.2-48.7 | 0.003 |
|  | ≥ 20 | 867 | 8.7 | 36.0 | 28.3-43.5 | |||
Pv | < 20 | 642 | 18.4 | <0.001 | 35.7 | 26.5-48.3 | n.s. | |
|  | ≥ 20 | 867 | 9.3 | 36.5 | 28.3-46.1 | |||
Pm | < 20 | 642 | 2.0 | n.s. | 33.0 | 27.2-43.7 | n.s. | |
|  | ≥ 20 | 867 | 1.7 | 36.0 | 29.8-41.0 | |||
Gender | Pf | Male | 629 | 15.9 | n.s. | 34.0 | 24.2-46.0 | n.s. |
| Â | Female | 880 | 13.5 | 34.9 | 27.2-48.7 | |||
Pv | Male | 629 | 15.7 | 0.013 | 36.0 | 28.3-43.2 | n.s. | |
| Â | Female | 880 | 11.4 | 36.1 | 26.5-48.3 | |||
Pm | Male | 629 | 1.9 | n.s. | 36.6 | 28.8-43.7 | n.s. | |
| Â | Female | 880 | 1.8 | 32.1 | 27.2-42.7 | |||
Haemoglobin | Pf | Normal | 400 | 12.8 | <0.001 | 34.9 | 27.1-43.5 | 0.02 |
| Â | Anaemia | 138 | 30.4 | 32.7 | 25.1-42.0 | |||
Pv | Normal | 400 | 12.5 | n.s. | 36.9 | 28.3-48.3 | 0.01 | |
| Â | Anaemia | 138 | 15.9 | 34.2 | 26.5-41.6 | |||
Pm | Normal | 400 | 2.0 | n.s. | 36.3 | 28.8-38.1 | n.s. | |
| Â | Anaemia | 138 | 2.9 | 32.1 | 30.7-40.7 | |||
Blood Group | Pf | A | 320 | 12.5 | Â | 35.3 | 25.1-42.6 | Â |
| Â | B | 315 | 13.0 | Â | 34.1 | 25.9-43.4 | Â | |
| Â | O | 564 | 13.1 | n.s.# | 34.3 | 24.2-78.7 | n.s.# | |
| Â | AB | 64 | 18.8 | 37.2 | 29.3-38.8 | |||
Pv | A | 320 | 10.3 | Â | 36.2 | 28.3-46.1 | Â | |
| Â | B | 315 | 15.9 | Â | 36.3 | 31.1-43.2 | Â | |
| Â | O | 564 | 12.4 | n.s.# | 36.3 | 27.7-44.2 | n.s.# | |
| Â | AB | 64 | 20.3 | 35.8 | 28.7-39.0 | |||
Pm | A | 320 | 1.9 | Â | 35.1 | 27.2-41.0 | Â | |
| Â | B | 315 | 1.6 | Â | 36.0 | 28.0-36.7 | Â | |
| Â | O | 564 | 2.0 | n.s.# | 34.8 | 30.7-43.7 | n.s.# | |
| Â | AB | 64 | 1.6 | 0 | 40.7 | |||
| Â | Pf | <36.5 | 394 | 12.4 | Â | 34.3 | 24.2-48.7 | Â |
| Â | Â | 36.5-37.5 | 1094 | 14.9 | Â | 34.5 | 25.1-46.0 | n.s. |
| Â | Â | >37.5 | 8 | 50.0 | Â | 34.1 | 31.5-39.4 | Â |
| Â | Pv | <36.5 | 394 | 14.2 | Â | 36.2 | 28.3-48.3 | Â |
Temperature | Â | 36.5-37.5 | 1094 | 12.7 | Â | 36.0 | 26.5-46.1 | n.s. |
(°C) |  | >37.5 | 8 | 12.5 |  | 40.5 | 40.5 |  |
| Â | Pm | <36.5 | 394 | 2.0 | Â | 31.4 | 27.9-36.8 | Â |
| Â | Â | 36.5-37.5 | 1094 | 1.8 | Â | 35.4 | 27.2-43.7 | n.s. |
| Â | Â | >37.5 | 8 | 0.0 | Â | -- | -- | Â |