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Table 1 Comparison of the occurrence rate of syndromes in Plasmodium positive and Plasmodium negative patient groups

From: Distribution of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes and malaria-attributable fraction of fever episodes along an altitudinal transect in Western Cameroon

Prevalence of signs and symptoms at the different study sites of the altitudinal transect

Syndromes

Santchou (750 m)

Dschang (1400 m)

Djuttitsa (1965 m)

PPP (No P)

PNP (No P)

Comparison

PPP (No P)

PNP (No P)

Comparison

PPP (No P)

PNP (No P)

Comparison

Fever*

71.18

49.63

χ 2 = 25.23

74.94

40.21

χ 2 = 15.33

74.43

30.22

χ 2 = 11 .23

p ≤ 10−5

p ≤ 10−5

p ≤ 10−5

Average temperature

38.6 (341)

36.7 (336)

t = 9.76

38.7

37,3

t = 11.76

39.2 (169)

37,1 (567)

t = 13.02

p = 0.04

p = 0.02

p = 0.01

(SG)

(966)

(1462)

(SG)

(SG)

Headache*

36.7 (245)

12.5 (432)

χ 2 = 54.83

19.90 (608)

1.70 (1820)

χ 2 = 257.19

31.91 (141)

3.53 (595)

χ 2 = 112.51

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−7

(SG)

(SG)

(SG)

Joint pains*

27.35 (245)

13.89 (432)

χ 2 = 18.58

26.32 (608)

1.81 (1820)

χ 2 = 373.95

31.21 (141)

4.20 (595)

χ 2 = 97.84

p ≤ 10−5

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−7

(SG)

(SG)

(SG)

Abdominal pains*

19.18 (245)

49.07 (432)

χ 2 = 11.07

24.34 (608)

3.79 (1820)

χ 2 = 236.50

17.73 (141)

6.39 (595)

χ 2 = 18.74

p ≤ 10−4

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−5

(SG)

(SG)

(SG)

Convulsion*

4.08 (245)

0.93 (432)

χ 2 = 7.69

0.66 (608)

0.05 (1820)

χ 2 = 8.06

1.42 (141)

0.34 (595)

χ 2 = 7.69

p ≤ 10−3

p ≤ 0.02

p ≤ 10−3

(SG)

(SG)

(SG)

Nausea*

6.53 (245)

2.78 (432)

χ 2 = 4.66

0.99 (608)

0.22 (1820)

χ 2 = 6.54

0.71 (141)

0.34 (595)

χ 2 = 4.66

p ≤ 0.02

p ≤ 0.02

p ≤ 0.02

(SG)

(SG)

(SG)

Asthenia

23.27 (245)

20.37 (432)

χ 2 = 0.78

8.22 (608)

1.65 (1820)

χ 2 = 61.84

13.48 (141)

2.02 (595)

χ 2 = 37.09

p ≤ 0.38

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−7

(NS)

(SG)

(SG)

Anorexia

20.00 (245)

18.52 (432)

χ 2 = 0.22

18.09 (608)

1.92 5 (1820)

χ 2 = 212.19

11.35 (141)

2.02 (595)

χ 2 = 27.12

p ≤ 0.64

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 10−7

(NS)

(SG)

(SG)

Constipation

1.22 (245)

7.17 (432)

χ 2 = 11.61

1.64 (608)

0.82 (1820)

χ 2 = 3.01

2.13 (141)

0.34 (595)

χ 2 = 5.42

p ≤ 10−4

p ≤ 0.08

p ≤ 10−4

(SG)

(NS)

(SG)

Diarrhoea

2.45 (245)

16.90 (432)

χ 2 = 31.67

1.15 (608)

1.00 (1820)

χ 2 = 0.12

2.13 (141)

2.52 (595)

χ 2 = 31.67

p ≤ 10−7

p ≤ 0.73

p ≤ 10−7

(SG)

(NS)

(SG)

Vomiting

4.90 (245)

7.41 (432)

χ 2 = 1.62

3.29 (608)

1.00 (1820)

χ 2 = 15.66

1.42 (141)

2.69 (595)

χ 2 = 1.62

p ≤ 0.20

p ≤ 10−5

p ≤ 0.20

(NS)

(SG)

(NS)

Itches

0.41 (245)

2.31 (432)

χ 2 = 3.56

0.80 (608)

0.38 (18200

χ 2 = 0.04

0.71 (141)

0.50 (595)

χ 2 = 3.56

p ≤ 0.06

p ≤ 0.85

p ≤ 0.06

(NS)

(NS)

(NS)

Dizziness

1.63 (245)

3.70 (4320)

χ 2 = 2.34

2.80 (608)

0.77 (1820)

χ 2 = 14.85

2.13 (141)

0.50 (595)

χ 2 = 2.34

p ≤ 0.13

p ≤ 10−4

p ≤ 0.13

(NS)

(SG)

(NS)

  1. PPP = % of Plasmodium positive patients, PNP = % of Plasmodium negative patients, No P = Number of patients examined, SG = significant, NS = not significant, * = malaria related manifestation in all the 3 sites.
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