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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: Inflammatory cytokines as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of severe malaria in children in Ghana

Characteristics

SM

UM

Non-malaria febrile control

P value

Sample size (n)

27 (47.37%)

10 (17.54%)

20 (35.09%)

NA

Sex (n)

 Male

8 (36.36%)

6 (27.27%)

8 (36.36%)

0.37

 Female

19 (54.29%)

4 (11.43%)

12 (34.29%)

Age (SD) years

1.5 (2.1)

4.6 (3.1)

3.7 (3.5)

0.32

Parasitaemia (IQR), /µl

54,683 (29,706–162,776)

36,228 (15,671–116,416)

NA

NA

  1. SM severe malaria, UM uncomplicated malaria, n number of participants, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, NA not applicable