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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of patients’ age, fever duration, on admission total leucocyte counts and parasite index

From: Surmised total leucocyte counts miscalculate the parasite index of Plasmodium vivax malaria patients of tertiary and primary care settings in South-Western India

 

Tertiary care hospital (N = 156)

Primary health centres (N = 128)

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*

  1. CI = Confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation, *Geometric mean and 95% CI of geometric mean.