Characteristics of control group children and severe malaria patients
. | Control group . | . | . | Severe malaria patients . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | All . | Aparasitemic children . | Parasitemic children . | . | ||
| No. | 2107 | 811 | 1296 | 301 | ||
| Age, mo, median (range) | 50 (6-108)* | 48 (6-108)* | 60 (6-108)*† | 24 (6-102) | ||
| Proportion younger than 5 y of age, no. (%) | 1093 (51.9)* | 479 (59.1)* | 614 (47.4)*† | 261 (86.7) | ||
| Female, no. (%) | 1050 (49.8) | 400 (49.3) | 650 (50.2) | 159 (52.8) | ||
| Rural residence, no. (%) | 1353 (64.2)* | 326 (40.2) | 1027 (79.2)*† | 104 (34.6) | ||
| Geometric mean parasite density, per μL (95% CI) | 1419 (1274-1581)* | 0 | 1419 (1274-1581)* | 27 164 (20 246-36 447) | ||
| Heterozygous α+-thalassemia, no. (%) | 686 (32.6) | 256 (31.6) | 430 (33.2) | 79 (26.2)‡ | ||
| Homozygous α+-thalassemia, no. (%) | 86 (4.1) | 35 (4.3) | 51 (3.9) | 15 (5.0) | ||
. | Control group . | . | . | Severe malaria patients . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | All . | Aparasitemic children . | Parasitemic children . | . | ||
| No. | 2107 | 811 | 1296 | 301 | ||
| Age, mo, median (range) | 50 (6-108)* | 48 (6-108)* | 60 (6-108)*† | 24 (6-102) | ||
| Proportion younger than 5 y of age, no. (%) | 1093 (51.9)* | 479 (59.1)* | 614 (47.4)*† | 261 (86.7) | ||
| Female, no. (%) | 1050 (49.8) | 400 (49.3) | 650 (50.2) | 159 (52.8) | ||
| Rural residence, no. (%) | 1353 (64.2)* | 326 (40.2) | 1027 (79.2)*† | 104 (34.6) | ||
| Geometric mean parasite density, per μL (95% CI) | 1419 (1274-1581)* | 0 | 1419 (1274-1581)* | 27 164 (20 246-36 447) | ||
| Heterozygous α+-thalassemia, no. (%) | 686 (32.6) | 256 (31.6) | 430 (33.2) | 79 (26.2)‡ | ||
| Homozygous α+-thalassemia, no. (%) | 86 (4.1) | 35 (4.3) | 51 (3.9) | 15 (5.0) | ||