Table 5 Distribution of Plasmodium knowlesi according to age group diagnosed by PCR
From: High proportion of knowlesi malaria in recent malaria cases in Malaysia
Age group | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
0–10 | 10 | 3.7% |
11–20 | 34 | 12.7% |
21–30 | 76 | 28.5% |
31–40 | 46 | 17.2% |
41–50 | 53 | 19.9% |
51–60 | 32 | 12% |
61–70 | 14 | 5.2% |
71–80 | 1 | 0.4% |
81–90 | 1 | 0.4% |
X 2 | 20.8 | |
P | 0.008 | |
Total | 267 | 100 |