Table 1 Comparison of clinical and EEG characteristics (continuous variables) between Malawian and Ugandan children with cerebral malaria (value ± SD) (denominators vary due to missing data)
From: Admission EEG findings in diverse paediatric cerebral malaria populations predict outcomes
Variable | Uganda (N = 122) | Malawi (N = 159) | p value for difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | ||
Age (years) | 122 | 3.75 ± 1.95 | 159 | 4.23 ± 2.27 | 0.0463 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 119 | 6.6 ± 3.4 | 159 | 7.1 ± 3.7 | 0.8200 |
Parasitemia (parasites/µL) (geometric mean) | 116 | 33,288.5 | 148 | 33,239.2 | 0.9961 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 117 | 5.2 (4.0) | 159 | 7.4 (4.1) | < 0.0001 |
Blantyre Coma Score (n/N, %) | 0.91 | ||||
0 | 9 (7.4) | 12 (7.6) | |||
1 | 57 (46.7) | 78 (49.1) | |||
2 | 56 (45.9) | 69 (43.4) | |||
Average voltage (µV) | 117 | 65.77 ± 31.84 | 151 | 109.1 ± 55.17 | < 0.0001 |
Maximum voltage (µV) | 117 | 198.0 ± 73.16 | 152 | 209.9 ± 88.62 | 0.3866 |
Dominant frequency (Hz) | 115 | 1.93 ± 0.73 | 148 | 2.34 ± 1.09 | 0.0132 |