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Table 2 Characteristics of study population in Lambaréné, Gabon

From: Methaemoglobin and COHb in patients with malaria

 

(n)

Age, mean (SD)

Sex % (M/F)

Parasitaemia/μl, median (IQR)

MetHb %, mean (SD)

MetHb % (range)

Controls

132

4.8 (0.7)

58%/42%

-

1.57 (0.27)

0.9-3.4

Uncomplicated malaria

134

4.4 (2.4)

54%/46%

14,214 (84,722)

1.77 (0.31)

0.6-2.8

Complicated malaria*

16

3.4 (1.9)

68%/32%

31,972 (41,300)

2.05 (0.71)

1.3-4.4

  1. *Complicated malaria includes 5 children with cerebral malaria and 11 with severe anaemia.