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Table 3 Reason for consultation of the total 244 patients and univariate analysis by subgroups

From: Prevalence of submicroscopic malaria infection in immigrants living in Spain

Frequency, n (%)

Total

N = 244

Patients with submicroscopic malaria

N = 14

Negative patients

N =  230

P value*

Immigrant screening

39 (16.0)

6 (42.9)

33 (14.4)

0.013

HIV follow-up

34 (13.9)

3 (21.4)

31 (13.5)

0.422

Abdominal pain

27 (11.7)

0

27 (11.7)

0.376

Asthenia

18 (7.4)

3 (21.4)

15 (6.5)

0.073

Headache

18 (7.4)

2 (14.3)

16 (7.0)

0.276

General discomfort

11 (4.5)

1 (7.1)

10 (4.4)

0.485

Eosinophilia

7 (2.9)

1 (7.1)

6 (2.6)

0.342

Myalgia

6 (2.5)

2 (14.3)

4 (1.7)

0.040

Others

92 (37.7)

2 (14.3)

90 (39.1)

0.087

  1. *P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant (in italics). Mann Whitney U-test and Fisher’s exact tests were performed for quantitative and categorical variables respectively