Characteristics
|
Mild malaria (n=97)
|
Severe malaria (n=100)
|
P
|
---|
Age (Month)
|
44.90
|
44.23
|
n.s.
|
Male/female
|
35/62
|
39/61
|
n.s.
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
103
|
93
|
<0.01
|
Heart frequency (beats/min)
|
120
|
130
|
<0.001
|
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)
|
35
|
41
|
<0.001
|
Hematocrit (Proportion of 1.0)
|
3290.6
|
2143.5
|
<0.0001
|
Hemoglobin (g/L)
|
>80
|
<50
|
<0.0001
|
Lactate (mmol/L)
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
<0.05
|
Parasite × 1000/μL
|
26.492
|
407.08
|
<0.0001
|
Schizontaemia (n)
|
0
|
24
|
<0.001
|
- n.s. = not significant, values are given as median, values for male/female are given as numbers.