Table 3 Distribution of G6PD deficiency genetic variants with respect to sex, age group and malaria status of the study population, Metehara Health Center, Eastern Ethiopia, from September 2020 to September 2021
Characteristics | G6PD genotype | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G267 + 119C/T | A376T | ChrX: 154535443 | ||||
Wild type (%) | Mutant GC (%) | Wild type (%) | Mutant AT | Wild type (%) | Mutant GC (%) | |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 1 (33.3) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (40) | 0 | 5 (41.7) | 0 |
 Female | 2 (66.7) | 7 (63.6) | 6 (60) | 1 | 8 (58.3) | 1 (100) |
Malaria status | ||||||
 Positive | 1 (33.3) | 7 (63.6) | 7 (70) | 0 | 8 (58.3) | 0 |
 Negative | 2 (66.7) | 4 (36.4) | 3 (30) | 1 | 5 (41.7) | 1 (100) |
Age group (years) | ||||||
 ≤ 5 | 0 | 1 (9) | 1 (10) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 |
 5–14 | 0 | 1 (9) | 1 (10) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 |
 ≥ 15 | 3 (100) | 9 (82) | 8 (80) | 1 | 11 (84.6) | 1 (100) |