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Table 2 Laboratory variables included in the ten sets, used in the logistic regression analyses

From: Prognostic indicators in adults hospitalized with falciparum malaria in Western Thailand

Blood test variable

Bed side

Bedside and simple lab

WHO 1990

WHO 2000

Adapted AQ

Adapted AQ plus late stages

BCAM

RCAM

MSA

MPI

Admission parasitaemia

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

X

Pigmented stages

-

X

-

-

-

X

-

-

-

X

Modal Stage

-

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Haematocrit

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

Haemoglobin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

X

-

White cell count

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Potassium S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Creatinine S

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

X

-

Urea S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Urea:creatinine ratio S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total bilirubinS

-

-

X

-

X

X

-

-

-

X

Direct bilirubin S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alkaline phosphatase S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

AST S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ALT S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Albumin S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bicarbonate S

-

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

Glucose P

-

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

-

-

Lactate P

-

-

-

X

X

X

-

-

-

X

  1. X = included, - = not included. S = serum, P = plasma.