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Table 4 Anthropometric differences in P. falciparum positive versus P. falciparum negative blood donors

From: Molecular monitoring of the diversity of human pathogenic malaria species in blood donations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

 

Negative donors

Positive donors

P valuesa

Number of donors

148

52

–

% male

86.5% (128/148)

94.2% (49/52)

0.205

Age in yearsb

33 [18–57]

29 [20–55]

0.013

Weight in kgb

74.6 [51–116.6]

69.2 [53–110]

0.025

Blood pressure in mmHgb

128.7 [97.7–198.9]

128.3 [100.6–156.9]

0.326

Pulse in bpmb

74 [48–102]

72 [51–96]

0.519

Haemoglobin in g/dLb

14.6 [6.4–19.6]

14.7 [11.6–16.5]

0.319

  1. aFisher’s exact test for categorical variables or Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables was applied
  2. bValues expressed as medians with ranges