|  | Age group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signs/Symptoms | Status | Infants | 1-4 yrs | 5-9 yrs | 10-19 yrs | 20+ yrs |
 | No | 3 (20.0) | 4 (33.3) | 4 (50.0) | 21 (56.8) | 26 (49.1) |
Severe clinical manifestations (%) | Yes | 12 (62.5) | 117 (74.1) | 23 (82.1) | 18 (60.0) | 14 (21.5) |
 | P- value | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.064 | 0.789 | 0.002 |
 | No | 20 (80.0) | 30 (75.0) | 7 (70.0) | 16 (59.3) | 12 (27.3) |
Fever (Temp ≥ 37.5°, %) | Yes | 38 (48.7) | 91 (70.0) | 20 (76.9) | 23 (57.5) | 28 (37.8) |
 | P- value | 0.006 | 0.542 | 0.667 | 0.886 | 0.241 |
 | No | 4 (58.6) | 49 (66.2) |  |  |  |
Cerebral malaria* (%) | Yes | 17 (51.5) | 72 (75.0) | Â | Â | Â |
 | P- value | 0.5 | 0.21 |  |  |  |
 | No | 38 (46.3) | 86 (64.7) | 25 (75.8) | 37 (59.7) | 38 (33.9) |
Severe anaemia (Hb < 5 g/dl, %) | Yes | 20 (95.2) | 35 (94.6) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (33.3) |
 | P- value | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.728 | 0.391 | 0.976 |
 | No | 53 (55.8) | 112 (72.3) | 27 (75.0) | 37 (56.9) | 38 (33.0) |
Convulsions (%) | Yes | 4 (66.7) | 9 (69.2) | 0 | 2 (100) | 2 (100) |
 | P- value | 0.602 | 0.815 |  | 0.224 | 0.048 |
 | No | 28 (43.8) | 68 (63.0) | 20 (74.1) | 31 (63.3) | 35 (34.7) |
Splenomegaly prevalence (%) | Yes | 30 (76.9) | 53 (85.5) | 7 (77.8) | 8 (44.4) | 5 (29.4) |
 | P- value | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.824 | 0.166 | 0.673 |