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Table 1 Clinical data of the P. falciparum malaria patients

From: M1 macrophage features in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients with pulmonary oedema

Parameters

Severe malaria patients (mean ± SEM)

p-values

Non-PE (n = 12)

PE (n = 12)

Age (years)

24.00 ± 5.09

27.00 ± 2.53

0.600

Haematocrit (%)

32.20 ± 2.91

24.00 ± 1.53

0.032*

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (mg/dl)

21.30 ± 3.16

51.07 ± 13.07

0.072

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.45 ± 0.29

3.28 ± 0.72

0.023*

Alanine transaminase (ALT) (U/l)

179.33 ± 150.42

142.75 ± 10.76

0.355

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/l)

269.75 ± 193.05

133.25 ± 13.39

0.257

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (U/l)

75.33 ± 36.75

55.15 ± 0.57

0.133

Albumin (g/l)

2.93 ± 0.36

2.50 ± 0.26

0.375

Globulin (g/dl)

2.75 ± 0.19

3.15 ± 0.38

0.384

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

3.33 ± 1.75

6.87 ± 3.82

0.467

Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)

8.09 ± 4.13

12.08 ± 6.21

0.630

White blood cell (WBC) (/µl)

25,291 ± 15,400

25,200 ± 12,947

0.101

Parasitaemia/µl on admission

401.00 ± 369.95

93.50 ± 56.28

0.485

Days of fever

3.25 ± 0.52

4.33 ± 0.92

0.418

  1. * Significant difference of p < 0.05