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Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics of P. falciparum-infected children enrolled in the study

From: ICAM-1 Kilifi variant is not associated with cerebral and severe malaria pathogenesis in Beninese children

Characteristics

Clinical groups

Cerebral malaria

Severe non-cerebral malaria

Uncomplicated malaria

Number of patients

74

71

70

Age, median (range), months

36 (5–72)

30 (9–60)

36 (5–60)

Sex ratio (male/female)

1.46 (44/30)

0.86 (33/38)

1.12 (37/33)

Geometric mean parasitaemia (95% CI; [range]) asexual parasites/µl

44,400 (15,100–34,900)

[2,720–864,000]

21,800 (32,700–83,900)

[156–650,000]

22,300 (16,000–42,900)

[75–247,000]

Body temperature, median (range) °C

38.5 (35.5–40.9)

38.0 (36.0–41.0)

38.5 (36.0–40.7)

Haemoglobin, median (range) g/dl*

6.0 (0.8–12.9)

8.6 (3.1–11.5)

8.6 (5.0–13.6)

Blantyre score, median (range)

2 (0–2)

3.5 (3–5)

5 (–)

Number of deaths (%)*

32 (43.2)

12 (16.9)

0

  1. *The difference between different groups was statistically significant for haemoglobin (P < 0.0001) and the number of deaths (P = 0.014). 95% CI, 95% confidence interval