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Table 4 clinical differences between youth and adult patients admitted with malaria in EFSTH

From: Clinical manifestations and outcomes of severe malaria in adult patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in the Gambia

Variable

Youth n = 85 (%)

Adult n = 46 (%)

P value

Sex (M:F)

64 (75.3):21 (24.7)

24 (52.3):22 (47.8)

0.007

Symptoms at presentation

   

 Fever

79 (92.9)

40 (86.9)

0.257

 Headache

70 (82.3)

36 (76.3)

0.569

 Vomiting

61 (71.8)

35 (76.1)

0.594

 Malaise

25 (29.4)

14 (30.4)

0.903

 Abdominal pain

31 (36.5)

19 (41.3)

0.587

 Convulsion

17 (20)

4 (8.7)

0.092

 Signs

   

 Pallor

30 (35.3)

18 (39.1)

0.664

 Jaundice

28 (32.7)

10 (21.7)

0.177

Glasgow coma score at presentation

13 (3–15)

15 (8–15)

< 0.001

Severe malaria features

   

 Impaired consciousness (GCS < 11)

30 (35.3)

4 (8.9)

0.001

 Severe anaemia (≤ 7 g/dl)

20 (24.7)

6 (13.0)

0.146

 Acute Kidney injury (Cr > 265umol/l)

14 (16.5)

6 (13.0)

0.603

Severe malaria

59 (69.4)

17 (36.9)

< 0.001

Outcome

10 (11.8)

3 (9.9)

0.338

Duration of admission: median (hours)(range)

72 (4-336)

72 (4-552)

0.561