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Table 2 Demographic data for the Ghanaian study population

From: Human genetic polymorphisms in the Knops blood group are not associated with a protective advantage against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southern Ghana

 

Controls (n = 275)

Uncomplicated malaria (n = 89)

Severe anaemia (n = 57)

Cerebral malaria (n = 121)

Age (years)

    

Mean ± SD

8.02 ± 3.99

6.00 ± 3.40

3 .00 ± 2.43

5.00 ± 2.87

Minimum/maximum

0-15

1-14

0-9

1-13

Sex (n)

    

Male

138 (50.2 %)

48 (54.0 %)

39 (68.4 %)

66 (54.5 %)

Female

137 (49.8 %)

41 (46.0 %)

18 (31.6 %)

55 (45.5 %)

Parasitaemia (p/ul)

    

Median

-

49.700

51.224

97.614

Percentiles 25 and 75

-

24.360-116.156

17.760-117.806

34.010-212.800

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

    

Mean ± SD

-

10.4 6 ± 1.93

4.00 ± 0.73

7.54 ± 2.17

Minimum/maximum

-

6.80-17.50

1.80-5.00

1.90-13.40

  1. Demographic data for the Ghanaian control group and disease groups; uncomplicated malaria, severe anaemia and cerebral malaria. The significance level was set to p < 0.05, when comparing the groups to the control group.