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Table 3 Baseline demographic and clinical data following G6PD genotypes

From: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and reduced haemoglobin levels in African children with severe malaria

Characteristic

Male normal (n = 114)

Male hemizygous (n = 32)

Female normal (n = 88)

Female heterozygous (n = 40)

Female homozygous (n = 4)

All children (n = 278)

Age, years [range]

3.3 (2.8) [0–10]

2.6 (2.2) [0–8]

2.2 (1.9) [0–8]

2.3 (2.6) [0–10]

2.5 (3) [0–6]

2.7 (2.5) [0–10]

0–3, n (%)

65 (57)

23 (72)

69 (78)

30 (75)

2 (50)

189 (68)

4–7, n (%)

39 (34)

8 (25)

18 (21)

7 (18)

2 (50)

74 (27)

≥8, n (%)

10 (9)

1 (3)

1 (1)

3 (7)

0 (0)

15 (5)

Weight, kg

15.6 (5.2)

12.6 (4.7)

13.2 (4)

13.2 (5.9)

16.3 (2.7)

14.1 (5)

Parasitemia per μL, geometric mean [range]

150,464 [6240–1,270,080]

95,369 [8153–709,400]

138,296 [5377–1,677,780]

105,520 [6380–745,100]

172,340 [32,176–397,440]

132,349 [5377–1,677,780]

Temperature, °C

37.9 (1.1)

38.4 (1)

38.2 (1.1)

38 (1.2)

37.7 (1.3)

38.1 (1.1)

Haemoglobin, g/dL (years)

8.9 (2.4)

7.8 (2.3)

8.9 (2.3)

7.1 (2.3)

8.2 (1.4)

8.5 (2.4)

0–3

8.2 (2.4)

7.6 (2.1)

8.6 (2.3)

6.7 (2.2)

8.1 (2.1)

8.1 (2.4)

4–7

9.9 (2)

8.2 (2.8)

9.7 (1.8)

6.9 (2)

8.3 (1.3)

9.3 (2.2)

≥8

9.8 (1.8)

NA

NA

10.6 (0.6)

NA

10.2 (1.7)

Haematocrit, %

27.4 (7.3)

23.8 (7.1)

27.3 (7)

21.7 (7.6)

25.5 (4)

26.1 (7.5)

Red blood cell count, 10^12/L

3.8 (1)

3.3 (1.2)

3.6 (1)

3 (1)

3.1 (0.4)

3.6 (1.1)

Platelet count, 10^9/L

151.6 (230.4)

98 (82)

117.3 (118.8)

111 (77.7)

63.3 (30)

127.5 (167.9)

White blood cell count, 10^9/L

9.4 (4.2)

11.6 (7.9)

9.8 (4.3)

11.6 (4.4)

7.7 (3.4)

10.1 (4.9)

  1. Values are mean (SD) [range] unless otherwise indicated. G6PD genotype: male normal = A or B; male hemizygous = A−; female normal = B/B or B/A or A/A; female homozygous = A−/A−; female heterozygous = B/A− or A/A−
  2. NA not applicable; SD standard deviation