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Table 3 Difference in the average of vital signs and its statistical significance thereof at the time of admission in cases and controls

From: Factors associated with the severity and complication of patients with malaria hospitalized between 2009 and 2013 in three municipalities of Colombia, case control study

Signs

Parameter

Case

Control

P

Temperature (°C)

Average

37.31

37.64

<0.11

SD

1.36

1.23

Min

34.50

36.00

Max

40.20

40.50

Heart rate

Average

91.90

92.79

<0.75

SD

16.83

17.83

Min

63.00

60.00

Max

140.00

155.00

Respiratory rate

Average

22.95

22.13

<0.36

Variance

20.08

39.31

SD

4.48

6.27

Min

16.00

14.00

Max

40.00

63.00

Systolic pressure

Average

104.17

109.72

<0.05

Variance

186.52

296.23

SD

13.66

17.21

Min

60.00

63.00

Max

140.00

190.00

Diastolic pressure

Average

66.44

68.39

<0.36

Variance

180.68

115.10

SD

13.44

10.73

Min

20.00

40.00

Max

90.00

100.00

  1. P value using mean difference between sample data pairs