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
|
–
|