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Table 1 Malariometric indexes in the participating Fulani and Dogon communities in Mali

From: Differences in Fcgamma receptor IIa genotypes and IgG subclass pattern of anti-malarial antibodies between sympatric ethnic groups in Mali

 

Dogon

Fulani

P valuea

Age-range (years)

1–58

1–60

 

Age-median (years)

16

14.5

 

Gender distribution (% women)

48

49

 

Spleen rateb (%)

11

37

< 0.0001

Parasite prevalencec (%)

58

43

0.008

Number of clonesd ± SD

5.63 ± 2.85

4.52 ± 2.7

0.02

Parasite densitye ± SD

662 ± 3206

716 ± 2844

ns

Haemoglobin levels (mean ± SD)

13.1 ± 2.4

10.6 ± 2.5

< 0.0001

HbAS prevalence (%)

7.2

7.9

ns

Number of subjects

164

164

 
  1. a Differences between the two ethnic groups tested by Mann-Whitney U test
  2. b Percentage of individuals with enlarged spleen
  3. c Proportion of infected individuals, measured by PCR
  4. d Mean number of clones identified as msp2 alleles, excluding PCR negatives
  5. e P. falciparum density (parasites/μl)-mean.
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Malaria Journal

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