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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the first series of participants enrolled in the first part of the study: Rondonia, Brazil

From: DDX39B (BAT1), TNF and IL6 gene polymorphisms and association with clinical outcomes of patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria

 

Uninfected (n = 77)

Asymptomatic vivax malaria (n = 104)

Mild vivax malaria (n = 76)

P value

Male - no. (%)

36 (46.75)

47 (45.19)

36 (47.37)

0.9548**

Median (IQR*) age (yr)

35.00 (25.50-45.00)

42.00 (32.00-49.00)

36.00 (27.25-50.00)

0.0264***

Median (IQR*) of previous malaria episodes

12.00 (6.00-17.00)

15.00 (12.00-18.75)

6.00 (1.00-12.75)

<0.0001***

Time residing in the area (yr)

    

≤2

17 (22.08)

24 (23.08)

24 (31.58)

0.0011**

3 to 10

19 (24.67)

6 (5.77)

16 (21.05)

>10

41 (53.25)

74 (71.15)

36 (47.37)

  1. * IQR, interquantile range; **Categorized variables were compared using Chi-square test; ***Ordinal variables were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test with the Dunn multiple comparison test