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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study children at baseline relative to gender

From: A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria

Variable

Total (n = 102, 100.0%)

Male (n = 45, 44.1%)

Female (n = 57, 55.9%)

Mean (± sd)

Min.–max.

Percentile

Mean (± sd)

Min.–max.

Percentile

Mean (± sd)

Min.–max.

Percentile

25%

Median

75%

25%

Median

75%

25%

Median

75%

Age (m)

34.8 (15.2)

4.76–59.9

23.0

36.6

48.0

32.7 (16.6)

4.8–59.9

19.2

31.5

44.0

36.5 (14.0)

7.4–59.7

27.1

37.3

48.5

t-test (P-value)

− 1.23 (0.11)

Weight (kg)

12.1 (3.0)

5.0–20.1

10.0

11.0

15.0

12.0 (2.9)

7.0–20.0

10.0

11.0

14.0

12.1 (3.2)

5.0–20.1

10.0

12.0

15.0

t-test (P-value)

− 0.17 (0.43)

Height (cm)

85.6 (12.0)

62.5–115.6

77.0

86.0

94.0

84.3 (12.4)

55.0–112.0

75.5

85.0

94.9

86.5 (11.8)

67.5–115.6

80.0

86.0

94.0

t-test (P-value)

− 0.91 (0.18)

Temp. °C

36.6 (0.3)

36.0–38.6

36.5

36.6

36.7

36.6 (0.3)

36.1–37.6

36.5

36.6

36.7

36.6 (0.4)

36.0–38.6

36.5

36.6

36.7

t-test (P-value)

0.00 (1.00)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

9.6 (1.4)

5.4–12.8

8.5

9.6

10.5

9.4 (1.3)

6.3–12.8

8.5

9.3

10.1

9.7 (1.5)

5.4–12.1

8.8

9.8

10.8

t-test (P-value)

− 1.08 (0.14)

Random blood sugar

94.8 (12.5)

64.0–119.0

89.0

96.5

102.0

98.5 (11.2)

72.0–115.0

94.0

98.0

107.0

91.8 (12.7)

64.0–119.0

81.0

94.0

100.0

t-test (P-value)

2.83 (0.003)

WAZ-score

− 1.31 (1.32)

− 3.99 to 2.22

− 2.39

− 1.26

− 0.42

− 1.25 (1.28)

− 3.86 to 1.34

− 2.39

− 1.33

− 0.42

− 1.36 (1.35)

− 3.99 to 2.22

− 2.39

− 1.23

− 0.48

t-test (P-value)

0.42 (0.34)

HAZ-score

− 1.98 (1.51)

− 5.09 to 2.19

− 3.13

− 2.16

− 0.86

− 2.10 (1.44)

− 4.3 to 1.05

− 3.34

− 2.12

− 0.84

− 1.89 (1.57)

− 5.09 to 2.19

− 2.83

− 2.16

− 1.06

t-test (P-value)

− 0.52 (0.30)

WHZ-score

− 0.14 (1.50)

− 3.97 to 3.19

− 1.18

− 0.04

0.82

− 0.05 (1.52)

− 3.4 to 3.19

− 1.26

− 1.95

0.87

− 0.21 (1.44)

− 3.97 to 2.85

− 1.16

− 0.01

0.81

t-test (P-value)

− 0.70 (0.24)

RDT +ve

Freq. (%)

60 (58.8)

24 (53.3)

36 (63.2)

RDT −ve

Freq. (%)

42 (41.2)

21 (46.7)

21 (36.8)

χ2 (P-value)

  

1.00 (0.32)

 

OR (95% CI)

  

1.50 (0.68, 3.32)

 

Dermatological findings

 Tinea

  Capitis

Freq. (%)

24 (23.5%)

17 (37.8)

7 (12.3)

  Corporis

Freq. (%)

16 (157%)

10 (22.2)

6 (10.5)

χ2 (P-value)

  

0.30 (0.59)

 

OR (95% CI)

  

1.46 (0.38, 5.57)