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Table 6 Mean and p value of haemoglobin concentration by G6PD genotype during 7 days of primaquine intake

From: G6PD deficiency, primaquine treatment, and risk of haemolysis in malaria-infected patients

Day of PQ treatment

G6PD genotype

n

Mean of haemoglobin concentration g/dL (SD)

p*

1a

A−

5

11.30 (1.71)

0.191

Non-A−

50

12.39 (1.75)

 

3

A−

5

9.98 (1.29)

0.034

Non-A−

50

11.74 (1.76)

 

7

A−

4b

9.88 (1.63)

0.004

Non-A−

48b

12.07 (1.40)

 
  1. *p values of Student’s t comparing means of two independent samples
  2. aBefore primaquine treatment
  3. bMissing data of participants with G6PD A genotype on day 7 of treatment (P. falciparum infection)