Table 1 Demographic data and malaria history
UM (n = 54) | SM (n = 54) | p valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
Age (years) | 6 | 3–8 | 4 | 2–6 | 0.006 |
Days of hospitalization | 2 | 0–2 | 3 | 2–4 | < 0.0001 |
Days of sickness | 3 | 2–4 | 3 | 2–4 | 0.91 |
Parasitaemia at admissiona | 20,336 | 11,751–35,192 | 35,196 | 21,534–57,525 | 0.15 |
Haemoglobin at admission | 10.7 | 10–12.2 | 8.0 | 6–10.1 | < 0.0001 |
Frequencies | n | % | n | % | p valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male/female | 34/20 | 63/37 | 23/31 | 43/57 | 0.05 |
Antimalarial preadmission | 9 | 16.7 | 14 | 25.9 | 0.35 |
Other diagnosis at admission | 17 | 31.5 | 35 | 64.8 | 0.001 |
Sickle cell Hb | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.00 |
G6PDH deficiencyc | 8 | 14.8 | 8 | 14.8 | 1.00 |