Variable | Infectious species | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | P. vivax | ||||
Days of symptoms prior to diagnosis | N = 53 | N = 100 | |||
Median [IQR] | 4 | [3-7] | 6 | [4-9] | 0,0326 |
Hospitalization (%) | 35/67 | (52) | 30/151 | (20) | <0,0001 |
Days of hospitalization | N = 35 | N = 29 | |||
Median [IQR] | 4 | [2-6] | 3 | [2-4] | 0,1701 |
Days since return from endemic area | N = 40 | N = 59 | |||
Median [IQR] | 10 | [5-14] | 15 | [8-25] | 0,0078 |
Months in endemic area* | N = 29 | N = 57 | |||
Median [IQR] | 1 | [0,6-4,5] | 1 | [0,5-2,5] | 0,2136 |
Referred fever (%) | 61/67 | (91) | 125/151 | (83) | 0,1465 |
Referred shivers (%) | 29/67 | (43) | 73/151 | (48) | 0,5569 |
Referred headache (%) | 45/67 | (67) | 80/151 | (53) | 0,0550 |
Referred myalgia (%) | 33/67 | (49) | 69/151 | (46) | 0,6607 |
Arthralgia (%) | 10/11 | (91) | 22/32 | (69) | 0,2370 |
Vomiting (%) | 25/36 | (69) | 24/44 | (55) | 0,2488 |
Sweating (%) | 10/14 | (71) | 17/28 | (61) | 0,7337 |
Tachypnea (%) | 9/18 | (50) | 5/12 | (42) | 0,7220 |
Jaundice (%) | 22/34 | (65) | 19/46 | (41) | 0,0448 |
Splenomegaly (%) | 22/43 | (51) | 20/58 | (34) | 0,1060 |