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Table 4 Admission clinical examination details for the three study sites

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

Variable

All patients

Kanchanaburi

Sangklaburi

Mae Sot

 

N

Number (%)

N

 

N

 

N

 

Dehydration

781

428/353 (55)

424

182/242 (43)

41

13/28 (32)

316

233/83 (74)

Anaemia

932

274/658 (29)

529

161/368 (30)

68

10/58 (15)

335

103/232 (31)

Jaundice

969

226/743 (23)

561

137/424 (24)

72

9/63 (13)

336

80/256 (24)

Temperature °C a

963

38.5 (38.4-38.6)

552

38.4 (38.3-38.5)

74

38.5 (38.3-38.8)

337

38.7 (38.5-38.8)

Pulse/min a

927

101.0 (99.9-102.2)

519

97.4 (95.9-98.9)

73

103.1 (99.2-106.9)

335

106.2 (104.6-108.0)

BP systolic mmHg a

924

108.3 (107.3- 109.3)

515

107.5 (106.2-108.9)

71

105.7 (102.2-109.3)

338

110.1 (108.3-111.8)

BP diastolic mmHg a

918

65.5 (64.7-66.3)

513

64.3 (63.3-65.4)

71

68.8 (66.6-71.0)

334

66.7 (65.3-68.0)

Respiratory rate/min b

909

24.3 (23.8-24.7)

508

22.8 (22.2-23.3)

70

28.1 (26.6-29.8)

331

25.9 (25.2-26.6)

Abdominal tenderness

801

124/677 (15)

413

61/352 (15)

73

8/65 (11)

315

55/260 (17)

Liver palpable

870

338/532 (39)

500

183/317 (37)

68

7/61 (10)

302

148/154 (49)

Spleen palpable

885

190/695 (22)

506

94/412 (19)

71

0/71 (0)

308

96/212 (31)

Cranial nerve abnormalities

515

35/480 (7)

230

23/207 (10)

15

2/13 (13)

270

10/260 (4)

GCS Total

944

15 (3–15)

529

15 (3–15)

73

15 (3–15)

342

15 (3–15)

GCS Eyes

941

4 (1–4)

526

4 (1–4)

73

4 (1–4)

342

4 (1–4)

GCS Verbal

939

5 (1–5)

526

5 (1–5)

73

5 (1–5)

342

5 (1–5)

GCS Motor

941

6 (1–6)

526

6 (1–6)

73

6 (1–6)

342

6 (1–6)

Fundal haemorrhages

443

11/432 (3)

202

6/196 (3)

10

1/9 (10)

231

4/227 (2)

  1. Number with/without or median (range) except a mean (95% CI) and b geometric mean (95% CI).