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Table 4 Characteristics of the Kenya cohort [10]

From: HMOX1 STR polymorphism and malaria: an analysis of a large clinical dataset

Characteristic

Both, N = 182

Cerebral Malaria, N = 657

Other2, N = 387

Severe Malarial anaemia, N = 169

Mortality

34 (19%)

100 (15%)

29 (7.5%)

15 (8.9%)

Renal Disease

97 (53%)

218 (33%)

139 (36%)

16 (9.5%)

Diastolic BP

49 (42, 59)

58 (49, 66)

55 (48, 64)

50 (45, 58)

Unknown

84

231

147

67

Systolic BP

94 (84, 105)

99 (90, 110)

96 (86, 104)

93 (84, 102)

Unknown

82

207

138

65

Haemoglobin

4.00 (3.20, 4.50)

7.70 (6.20, 9.30)

6.90 (5.50, 8.58)

3.80 (3.20, 4.50)

Unknown

0

0

1

0

Platelet count

101 (63, 159)

117 (65, 250)

107 (64, 182)

106 (68, 154)

Unknown

17

27

14

6

MCV

73 (68, 80)

74 (67, 79)

73 (67, 79)

74 (68, 81)

Unknown

1

0

1

0

WBC count

17 (11, 27)

13 (9, 20)

12 (8, 17)

15 (9, 26)

Unknown

0

0

1

0

Parasite count

57,680 (4446, 254,950)

89,600 (7560, 376,200)

88,000 (8688, 358,200)

68,040 (8987, 264,000)

Sex

 F

88 (48%)

333 (51%)

188 (49%)

75 (44%)

 M

94 (52%)

324 (49%)

199 (51%)

94 (56%)

  1. n (%); Median (IQR)
  2. Other was any other form of severe malaria that was not CM or SMA