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Table 1 Comparison of different parameters among those who survived & those who died.

From: Prediction of outcome in adults with severe falciparum malaria: a new scoring system

Parameters*

Expired (n = 34)

Recovered (n = 178)

OR (95% CI)

P** <

Cerebral malaria

32

89

16.0 (3.85–140)

0.000

Seizures

02

15

0.68 (0.07–3.16)

0.465a

Severe anaemia

12

27

3.05 (1.25–7.4)

0.006

Jaundice

12

88

0.56 (0.24–1.27)

0.131

Acute renal failure

13

22

4.39 (1.78–10.8)

0.001

Hypoglycaemia

01

04

1.32 (0.03–13.86)

0.807a

Ventilatory support

08

05

10.56 (2.77–43.88)

0.000a

Pregnancy

06

19

1.79 (0.54–5.20)

0.249a

  1. * Described in the text **χ2 test a: by Fisher exact test