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Table 1 Clinical and parasitological characteristics of the children at enrolment (year 2006): P. falciparum asymptomatic children (AP), children with uncomplicated malaria (UM) and children with severe malaria (SM).

From: The humoral response to Plasmodium falciparum VarO rosetting variant and its association with protection against malaria in Beninese children

Parameters

AP (n = 52)

UM (n = 37)

SM (n = 65)

P

Sex ratio (M/F)

0.9 (24/28)

1.8 (24/13)

0.8 (29/36)

0.11 b

Age (yrs)

mean ± SD

6.5 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 3.4

2.9 ± 1.8

AP > UM > SM

(P < 0.0001) c

Parasite density

(/μl) a

811

(369-1,751)

24,900

(3,606-65,440)

61,920

(1,684-192,000)

AP < UM/SM

(P < 0.001) d

  1. a Median parasite density (interquartile range IQ25-75).
  2. b P value of the χ2 test.
  3. c P value of the Student's unpaired-t-test.
  4. d P value of the Mann-Whitney U-test.
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Malaria Journal

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