Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients initially admitted with a diagnosis of severe malaria
| Â | Â | Age groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Overall | Infants | 1-4 years | 5-9 years | 10-19 years | 20+ years |
Number enrolled | 494 | 103 | 170 | 36 | 67 | 118 |
Sex ratio (M/F) | 1.6:1 | 2:01 | 1:01 | 1:02 | 3.5:1 | 2.4:1 |
Mean age (Years, SD) | 12.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 36.1 |
Mean axillary temp (°C) [Range] | 38.5 (36.0-41.2) | 38.4 (36.5-40.6) | 38.5 (36.0-41.2) | 38.3 (36.3-40.5) | 38.2 (36.0-41.0) | 38.2 (36.0-40.5) |
Malaria parasite density (GMPD)/μL | 5420 | 5082 | 6397 | 2728 | 10734 | 2158 |
GMPD††(95% CI) | (2472-13981) | (2583-10599) | (4027-10428) | (880-10207) | (3912-33307) | (956-5363) |
Mean Hb (g/dl, range) | 8.9 (1.6-17.6) | 7.7 (2.2-15.4) | 7.4 (1.6-15.6) | 9.1 (4.0-14.3) | 11.4 (4.3-17.6) | 10.8 (2.9-16.9) |
Malaria parasite prevalence (%) | 57.7 | 58 (20.3) | 121 (42.5) | 27 (9.5) | 39 (13.7) | 40 (14.0) |
Fever (axillary temp ≥ 37.5°C) % | 348 (70.5) | 78 (22.4) | 130 (37.4) | 26 (7.5) | 40 (11.5) | 74 (21.2) |
Severe anaemia* (%) | 72 (14.6) | 21 (29.2) | 37 (51.4) | 3 (4.2) | 5 (6.9) | 6 (8.3) |
Mild/moderate anaemia†(%) | 273 (55.3) | 64 (23.4) | 114 (41.8) | 24 (8.8) | 24 (8.8) | 47 (17.2) |
Splenomegaly prevalence (%) | 145 (29.3) | 39 (26.9) | 62 (42.8) | 9 (6.2) | 18 (12.4) | 17 (11.7) |