|
G6PD activity cut-offa
|
N
|
Prevalence of G6PD deficiency % (95 % CI)
|
|---|
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≤10 % (≤0.5 U/gHb)
|
≤20 % (≤1.0 U/gHb)
|
≤30 % (≤1.5 U/gHb)
|
≤40 % (≤2.0 U/gHb)
|
≤50 % (≤2.5 U/gHb)
|
≤60 % (≤3.0 U/gHb)
|
|---|
|
Overall
|
400
|
2.3 (1–4)
|
8.3 (6–11)
|
9.5 (7–13)
|
10.3 (8–14)
|
11.3 (9–15)
|
12.0 (9–16)
|
|
Gender
| | | | | | | |
|
Male
|
219
|
2.7 (1–6)**
|
11.4 (8–16)
|
12.8 (9–18)
|
13.2 (9–18)
|
13.7 (10–19)**
|
14.2 (10–19)**
|
|
Female
|
181
|
1.7 (1–5)
|
4.4 (2–8)
|
5.5 (3–10)
|
6.6 (4–11)
|
8.3 (5–13)
|
9.4 (6–15)
|
|
District of residence
| | | | | | | |
|
Al Marawi’ah
|
259
|
1.2 (0–3)
|
5.4 (3–9)
|
6.6 (4–10)
|
7.7 (5–12)
|
8.9 (6–13)
|
9.3 (6–13)
|
|
Ad Durayhimi
|
141
|
4.3 (2–9)#
|
13.0 (9–20)
|
14.9 (10–22)
|
14.9 (10–22)
|
16.6 (11–22)
|
17.0 (12–24)
|
|
Consanguinity between parents
| | | | | | | |
|
Yes
|
157
|
4.5 (2–9)
|
13.4 (9–20)
|
14.0 (9–20)
|
14.0 (9–20)#
|
15.9 (11–22)
|
17.2 (12–24)
|
|
No
|
243
|
0.8 (0–3)
|
4.9 (3–8)
|
6.6 (4–10)
|
7.8 (5–12)
|
8.2 (5–12)
|
8.6 (6–13)
|
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G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, CI confidence interval, U/gHb units per gram haemoglobin
- ** p > 0.05; # p = 0.05; p < 0.05 for all other differences
-
aCalculated from the median value of 5.0 that is equivalent to 100 % activity
