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Table 1 General characteristics and clinical indices of study participants

From: Distribution of FcγR gene polymorphisms among two sympatric populations in Mali: differing allele frequencies, associations with malariometric indices and implications for genetic susceptibility to malaria

 

Fulani (n = 63)

Dogon (n = 179)

P value

N [Median]

% (Range)

N (Median)

% (Range)

Demography

 Age (in years)

  0–4

35

55.56

87

48.60

0.667

  5–9

21

33.33

70

39.11

  10–15

7

11.11

22

12.29

 Sex

  Male

32

50.79

102

56.98

0.39

  Female

31

49.21

77

43.02

Clinical data

 Hb (g/dL)

[8.7]

(4.6–13.4)

[9.6]

(3.4–15.0)

0.022*

 Parasite density (×25)

[119]

(2–2060)

[1000]

(8–10,120)

<0.0001*

 Splenomegaly

32

56.14

56

31.46

<0.0001*

 Fever prevalence

26

13.90

161

86.63

<0.0001*

  1. Values in [ ] are median values
  2. * Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
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