Tertiary care hospital (N = 156) | Primary health centres (N = 128) | |||||||
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Parameters | Age (years) | Fever duration (day) | Total leucocyte count (cells/μL) | Parasite index (/μL) | Age (years) | Fever duration (day) | Total leucocyte count (cells/μL) | Parasite index (/μL) |
Range | (18–76) | (1–60) | (1,600-35,000) | (22–31,040) | (18–75) | (1–10) | (1,400-9,000) | (62–17,712) |
Median (IQR) | 34 (24–46) | 4 (3–6) | 5,200 (4,200-6,400) | 1,556 (524–3,617) | 32 (25–45) | 3(2–4) | 4,900 (3,800-6,200) | 1,520 (504–3,544) |
Mean ± SD | 36 ± 14 | 5 ± 4 | 5,686 ± 3,301 | 1,367* | 36 ± 13 | 3 ± 2 | 5,105 ± 1,770 | 1,235* |
95% CI of mean | 34-38 | 4-6 | 5,168-6,204 | 1,106 – 1,689* | 34-38 | 2.6-3.4 | 4,798-5,412 | 982 – 1,553* |