Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the malarial anaemia case control study.
From: Complement consumption in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Characteristics | Severe malaria | Uncomplicated malaria | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size (N) | 60 | 60 | NC |
Median age in months and (interquartile range) | 16.5 (10–21) | 16.5 (9–23) | NC |
Median parasitaemia (iE/μl) (interquartile range) | 58,000 (12,200–133,000) | 39,000 (6400–105,000) | 0.66 |
Hb level (g/dl) | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 8.9 ± 1.3 | NC |