Table 1 Malaria related parameters before and at first infection
Characteristic | Level | Only-asymptomatic n = 87 n (%) | Only-symptomatic n = 444 n (%) | Alternating n = 274 n (%) | Overall p-value | Only-asymptomatic vs only-symptomatic p-value | Only-asymptomatic vs alternating p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical visits before the first infection | Yes | 86 (98.9) | 444 (100) | 271 (98.9) | 0.043 | 0.164 | 0.670 |
No | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | Â | Â | Â | |
Reported fevera before the first infection | Yesa | 38 (43.7) | 281 (63.3) | 118 (43.1) | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.920 |
No | 49 (56.3) | 163 (36.7) | 156 (56.9) | Â | Â | Â | |
Elevatedb temperature before the first infection | Yesb | 12 (13.8) | 117 (26.4) | 39 (14.2) | < 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.918 |
No | 75 (86.2) | 327 (73.6) | 235 (85.8) | Â | Â | Â | |
Illness before first infection | Yes | 34 (39.1) | 308 (69.4) | 126 (46.0) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.259 |
No | 53 (60.9) | 136 (30.6) | 148 (54.0) | Â | Â | Â | |
Anti-malarial use before the first infection | Yes | 3 (3.4) | 279 (62.8) | 64 (23.4) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
No | 84 (96.6) | 165 (37.2) | 210 (76.6) | Â | Â | Â | |
MUAC (cm) at first infection | Median (IQR) | 14.2 (13.2, 15.3) | 14.3 (13.5, 15.0) | 14.0 (13.2, 15.0) | 0.040 | 0.849 | 0.217 |