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Table 1 Summary statistics for patients evaluated in study

From: Delayed presentation to hospital care is associated with sequelae but not mortality in children with cerebral malaria in Malawi

Outcome

Overall (n = 1663)a

Full recovery (n = 1240)a

Sequelae (n = 146)a

Died (n = 277)a

Patient characteristics

  

Coma duration prior to admission (hours)

7 (4, 16)

7 (4, 17)

8 (5, 21)

7 (4, 12)

 Missing data

282

219

17

46

Age(months)

47.6 ± 29.5

48.7 ± 30.2

41.9 ± 23.8

45.5 ± 28.9

HIV (positive/total)

185/1440 (13%)

127/1062 (12%)

15/125 (12%)

43/253 (17%)

 Missing data

223

178

21

24

Prior treatment

 Artemisinin-based therapy

396/1660 (24%)

304/1237 (25%)

31/146 (21%)

61/277 (22%)

 Other

586/1660 (35%)

439/1237 (35%)

53/146 (36%)

94/277 (34%)

 None

678/1660 (41%)

494/1237 (40%)

62/146 (42%)

122/277 (44%)

  Missing data

3

3

0

0

 Lactate concentration on admission (mmol/L)

5 (3, 10)

5 (3, 9)

5 (3, 9)

9 (5, 13)

  Missing data

193

134

20

39

  1. aMean and standard deviation for age. Median and IQR for coma duration and lactate concentration. Numbers and percentages for HIV and prior treatment