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Table 4 Difference in the mean average of laboratory findings and its statistical significance 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

Haemoglobin

Average

11.99

11.84

<0.66

SD

2.51

1.94

Min

6.20

7.20

Max

15.90

17.00

N*

59

109

Haematocrit

Average

35.78

34.86

<0.40

SD

7.09

5.94

Min

18.10

23.60

Max

45.47

48.00

N*

53

89

Platelets

Average

118,010

179,407.77

<0.00

SD

121,344

106,059.5

Min

11,800

17,800.0

Max

850,000

837,000.0

N*

55

103

Total bilirubin

Average

3.41

0.97

<0.00

SD

1.90

0.33

Min

1.40

0.19

Max

7.30

1.40

N*

16

13

ALT

Average

98.85

28.00

<0.00

SD

91.99

12.04

Min

10

10.00

Max

381

60.00

N*

27

33

AST

Average

103.33

35.26

<0.00

SD

87.59

13.43

Min

18

14.00

Max

377

69.00

N*

27

31

Creatinine

Average

0.90

0.85

0.37

SD

0.26

0.23

Min

0.50

0.48

Max

1.50

1.36

N*

37

54

Glycaemia

Average

110,12

107,65

<0.77

SD

25,01

45,48

Min

63

67

Max

169

350

N*

33

44

Trophozoite count

Average

8,076.75

5,924.17

<0.32

SD

15,795.4

7,409.47

Min

80

240

Max

77,600

49,120

N*

37

76

  1. P value using mean difference between sample data pairs
  2. N* number of medical records with data available