Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with and without P. vivax malaria
From: TOLLIP gene variant is associated with Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon
Clinical and demographic characteristics | P. vivax malaria patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
n = 111 | N = 97 | |
Careiro | ||
 Gender | ||
  Male n (%) | 63 (57) | 61 (63) |
  Female n (%) | 48 (43) | 36 (37) |
 Age/years (mean ± SD) | 35.9 ± 17.8 | 34.2 ± 16 |
 Previous history of malaria n (%) | 72 (65) | – |
 Episodes of malaria (mean) | 05 | – |
 Plasmodium vivax (%) | 81 | – |
 Plasmodium falciparum (%) | 19 | – |
Clinical and demographic characteristics | P. vivax malaria patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
n = 208 | n = 166 | |
Brasileirinho + Ipiranga + Puraquequara | ||
 Gender | ||
  Male n (%) | 131 (63) | 84 (51) |
  Female n (%) | 77 (37) | 82 (49) |
 Age/years (mean ± SD) | 39.5 ± 21.3 | 39.5 ± 21.3 |
 Previous history of malaria n (%) | 174 (84) | – |
 Episodes of malaria (mean) | 10 | – |
 Plasmodium vivax (%) | 89 | – |
 Plasmodium falciparum (%) | 11 | – |