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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors in relation to G6PD deficiency by Binax (n = 1341)

From: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in people living in malaria endemic districts of Nepal

Characteristics

Number (%)

Binax result

p value

Normal

Low

Number (%)

Number (%)

Gender

 Female

820 (61.1)

776 (94.6)

44 (5.4)

0.001*

 Male

521 (38.9)

468 (89.8)

53 (10.2)

 

Ethnicity

 Rajbanshi

162 (12.1)

147 (90.7)

15 (9.3)

0.289

 Brahmin and Chhetri

70 (5.2)

67 (95.7)

3 (4.3)

 

 Tharu

1005 (74.9)

930 (92.5)

75 (7.5)

 

 Others

104 (7.8)

100 (96.2)

4 (3.8)

 

Age group (years)

 ≤20 

687 (51.2)

625 (91.0)

62 (9.0)

0.063

 21–35

356 (26.5)

338 (94.9)

18 (5.1)

 

 36–50

203 (15.1)

190 (93.6)

13 (6.4)

 

 ≥51

95 (7.1)

91 (95.8)

4 (4.2)

 

Districts

 Dhanusa

212 (15.8)

203 (95.8)

9 (4.2)

0.501

 Dang

226 (16.9)

205 (90.7)

21 (9.3)

 

 Kailali

228 (17)

211 (92.5)

17 (7.5)

 

 Chitwan

226 (16.9)

209 (92.5)

17 (7.5)

 

 Morang

225 (16.8)

209 (92.9)

16 (7.1)

 

 Jhapa

224 (16.7)

207 (92.4)

17 (7.6)

 
  1. * Significant by Chi Square test