Variables | Symptomatic N = 25 | Asymptomatic N = 67 | Uninfected control N = 16 | P value |
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Age (years) | 9 (7–12) | 9(8–11) | 10 (8.25–11) | 0.7621a |
Gender (%), Female/Male | 48/52 | 43/57 | 62/38 | 0.3830b |
Parasite density (/µl), | 13,893 (4762–36,300) | 400(160–630)20 | NA |  < 0.0001c |
PfHRP2 (ng/ml) | 291.6 (7.87–1100)22 | 6.44 (2.42—12.73)29 | NA |  < 0.0001c |
Haematological indices | ||||
 Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 11.00 (8.50–12.00) | 10.70 (10.00–12.00) | 11.70 (10.33–12.88) | 0.0828a |
 WBC (× 109/l) | 6.60 (4.93–7.99) | 6.20 (4.82–7.38) | 6.98(6.20–8.73) | 0.2511a |
 Neutrophils (× 109/l) | 4.3 (3.04–5.70) | 1.84(1.40–2.30) | 1.84(0.87–2.55) |  < 0.0001a |
 Neutrophils (%) | 69.90 (61.45–78.25) | 29.50 (23.50–38.70) | 25.35 (21.63–32.18) |  < 0.0001a |
 Lymphocytes (× 109/l) | 1.00 (0.70–1.86) | 3.37 (2.59–4.30) | 4.19 (3.13–4.58) |  < 0.0001a |
 Lymphocytes (%) | 17.90 (11.20–28.75) | 55.90 (47.60–67.68) | 59.00 (49.00–67.68) |  < 0.0001a |
 Monocytes (× 109/l) | 0.40 (0.24–0.65) | 0.52(0.34–0.72) | 0.52 (0.44–0.62) | 0.3366a |
 Monocytes (%) | 7.30 (3.95–10.47) | 8.10 (6.40–10.70) | 8.00 (6.83–9.13) | 0.4395a |
 Platelets (× 109/l) | 109 (59.0–144.0) | 264 (205.0–334.0) | 241.0 (204.8–334.8) |  < 0.0001a |