Characteristics | LTV | FGM | KMT | FCV | ||||||||
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Uninfected | Infected | p | Uninfected | Infected | p | Uninfected | Infected | p | Uninfected | Infected | p | |
Malaria prevalence (%) | 77.3 | 53. 6 | 36.1 | 21.2 | ||||||||
Sex ratio | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.543 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.709 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.325 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.101 |
Mean temperature ± SD (°C) | 38.1 ± 1.2 | 38.5 ± 1.2 | 0.011 | 37.7 ± 0.9 | 38.6 ± 1.3 | 0.0007 | 37.6 ± 1.2 | 38.0 ± 1.0 | 0.003 | 38.3 ± 0.9 | 38.5 ± 1.0 | 0.38 |
Mean age ± SD (monthS) | 45.8 ± 35.6 | 50.0 ± 35.0 | 0.002 | 40.0 ± 43.3 | 44.0 ± 39.0 | 0.22 | 49.7 ± 38.2 | 60.8 ± 43.5 | 0.019 | 54.1 ± 37.1 | 78.7 ± 34.0 | 2.04 × 10 −5 |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.6 ± 2.3 | 9.4 ± 2.2 | 0.506 | ND | ND | 10.1 ± 1.7 | 8.9 ± 2.0 | <0.001 | 10.3 ± 1.5 | 9.8 ± 2.0 | 0.151 | |
WBC (103/µl) | 14.8 ± 11.4 | 9.5 ± 5.5 | 0.005 | ND | ND | 9.9 ± 4.3 | 8.5 ± 3.1 | 0.003 | 9.4 ± 6.7 | 6.9 ± 3.6 | 0.001 | |
RBC (106/µl) | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 0.103 | ND | ND | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.7 | <0.001 | 4.6 ± 2.9 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 0.020 | |
Platelets (103/µl) | 290.3 ± 157.7 | 115.3 ± 90.5 | <0.001 | ND | ND | 296.4 ± 128.3 | 146.1 ± 85.7 | <0.001 | 266.9 ± 117.3 | 179.9 ± 143.3 | 0.001 | |
Parasitaemia (p/µl)a | 7510 (56–571,200) | 34,020 (172–490,200) | 4535 (36–38,880) | 8574 (420–453,600) | 0.0001 |