Table 1 Demographic, parasitological, and hematological characteristics of the study participants
From: Cerebrospinal fluid and serum biomarkers of cerebral malaria mortality in Ghanaian children
CHARACTERISTIC | CM | SMA | NM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of children | 9 | 5 | 5 | Â |
Gender (male/female) | 4/5 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 0.249 |
Age (months) | 61.2 (3.1) | 14.6 (1.2) | 79.0 (4.3) | 0.021 |
Parasite density (/μL) | 51,604 (9,468) | 195,003 (23,613) | 0 | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin level (g/dL) | 7.2 (0.1) | 3.7 (0.1) | 7.9 (0.1) | < 0.01 |
Platelet count (×10 3 /μL) | 170.8 (12.7) | 288.4 (19.5) | 330.7 (27.3) | < 0.001 |