Haematological profile of children with malaria in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia

Malaria Journal

Table 5 Comparison of characteristics with different species of malaria

Characteristics of subjects	P. vivax	P. falciparum	Mixed malaria	p-value
Sex, n (%)
Male	49 (26.9)	60 (33)	3 (1.6)	0.637^a
Female	27 (14.8)	42 (23.1)	1 (0.5)	0.637^a
Age (years), median (range)	6.67 (0.33-14)	6 (0.08–15.67)	1.88 (1.42–3)	0.059^b
Age group, n (%)
< 5 years	32 (17.6)	41 (22.5)	4 (2.2)	0.226^a
5–10 years	25 (13.7)	34 (18.7)	0 (0.0)
> 10 years	19 (10.4)	27 (14.8)	0 (0.0)
Weight (kg), mean (SD)	18.71 (11.77)	19.49 (10.99)	9.7 (0.36)	0.069^b
Hemoglobin, n (%)
≤ 5 g/dL	3 (1.6)	9 (4.9)	2 (1.1)	0.005^a
5.1–10 g/dL	34 (18.7)	56 (30.8)	1 (0.5)
> 10 g/dL	39 (21.4)	37 (20.3)	1 (0.5)
Leukocytes, n (%)
< 6000 g/dL	23 (12.6)	50 (27.5)	1 (0.5)	0.065^a
6000–11.000 g/dL	36 (19.8)	36 (19.8)	1 (0.5)
> 11.000 g/dL	17 (9.3)	16 (8.8)	2 (1.1)
Platelets, n (%)
≤ 100.000 g/dL	18 (9.9)	37 (20.3)	1 (0.5)	0.192^a
> 100.000 g/dL	58 (31.9)	65 (35.7)	3 (1.6)	0.192^a
Anemia, n (%)
Yes	54 (29.7)	83 (45.6)	3 (1.6)	0.270^a
No	22 (12.1)	19 (10.4)	1 (0.5)	0.270^a
Thrombocytopenia, n (%)
Yes	31 (17)	65 (35.7)	1 (0.5)	0.005^a
No	45 (24.7)	37 (20.3)	3 (1.6)	0.005^a
Grading anemia, n (%)
No anemia	22 (12.1)	19 (10.4)	1 (0.5)	0.256^a
Mild	12 (6.6)	15 (8.2)	0 (0)
Moderate	30 (16.5)	37 (20.3)	1 (0.5)
Severe	12 (6.6)	31 (17.0)	2 (1.1)
Severe malaria, n (%)
Yes	9 (4.9)	13 (7.1)	2 (1.1)	0.087^a
No	67 (36.8)	89 (48.9)	2 (1.1)	0.087^a
Hepatomegaly, n (%)
Yes	9 (4.9)	31 (17.0)	1 (0.5)	0.021^a
No	67 (36.8)	71 (39.0)	3 (1.6)	0.021^a
Splenomegaly, n (%)
Yes	7 (3.8)	26 (14.3)	1 (0.5)	0.014^a
No	69 (37.9)	76 (41.8)	3 (1.6)	0.014^a

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