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Table 4 Association between study population characteristics and G6PD phenotypes in male and female Congolese children

From: An update on glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in children from Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Mean age in years ± SD

3.27 ± 2.51

2.50 ± 1.88

0.106

2.97 ± 2.61)

3.20 ± 2.55

3 ± 2.64

0.843

Parasitaemia geometric mean

4094 (191–151,010)

1000

15,486 (158–280,827)

520 (315–862)

73,538

Mean haemoglobin level ±SD (g/dl)

11.26 ± 1.83

10.83 ± 0.94

0.118

11.91 ± 7.01

11.06 ± 1.37

10.56 ± 1.25

0.547

Haemoglobin status

HbAA n (%)

78 (88.6)

23 (95.8)

0.296

63 (87.5)

20 (80)

3 (100)

0.507

HbAS n (%)

10 (11.4)

1 (4.2)

 

9 (12.5)

5 (20)

0 (0)

 

Mean haematocrit ± SD (%)

32.48 ± 5.44

30.79 ± 2.94

0.047

34.36 ± 21.43

31.54 ± 4.17

29.76 ± 4.40

0.466

Mean red blood cell count ± SD (1012/L0)

5.13 ± 0.80

4.67 ± 0.50

0.001

5.35 ± 3.24

4.8 ± 0.70

4. 62 ± 0.07

0.334

Mean White blood cell count ± SD (109/L)

12.27 ± 5.4

13.29 ± 6.48

0.485

12.9 ± 8.63

11.85 ± 4.67

7.39 ± 2.19

0.247

Mean platelet count ± SD (109/L)

283.27 (149.26)

194.58 ± 141.13

0.01

286.48 ± 166.07

297.08 ± 146.71

369.33 ± 311.18

0.896

  1. Parasite geometric mean given in parasites/µl