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Table 4 Correlation analysis between plasma CLI and inflammatory cytokines levels

From: Depleted circulatory complement-lysis inhibitor (CLI) in childhood cerebral malaria returns to normal with convalescence

CLI

CM

SMA

UM

IL-10

IL-6

IL-8

IL-10

IL-6

IL-8

IL-10

IL-6

IL-8

Onset

r = − 0.533 p = 0.040

r = − 0.622

p = 0.010

r = − 0.499

p = 0.036

r = 0.109

p = ns

r = 0.063

p = ns

r = 0.255

P = ns

r = − 0.657

p = ns

r = 0.029

p = ns

r = 0.1429

p = ns

Recovery

r = 0.043

p = 0.617

r = 0.350

p = ns

r = 0.383

p = ns

r = − 0.559

p = 0.047

r = − 0.784

p = 0.004

r = 0.0608

p = ns

r = 0.714

p = ns

r = 0.371

p = ns

r = 0.314

p = ns

  1. IL interleukins, CLI complement lysis inhibitor; UM uncomplicated malaria, SMA severe malarial anaemia, CM cerebral malaria, r non-parametric spearman correlation coefficient (statistically significant if p < 0.05 according to the non-parametric spearman r-test), ns non-significant