Parameter | n | All subjects | n | AP | n | UM | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GMPDa | 256 | 15715 | 64 | 6328 | 192 | 21730 | 0.030 |
Age [Mean ± SD] (years) | 256 | 13.8 ± 13.1 | 64 | 8.7 ± 8.0 | 192 | 15.5 ± 14.0 | <0.001 |
Weight [Mean ± SD] (kg) | 224 | 36.6 ± 24.7 | 61 | 27.4 ± 18.8 | 163 | 40.1 ± 25.9 | 0.001 |
Hb [Mean ± SD] (g/dl) | 243 | 10.7 ± 2.1 | 64 | 10.1 ± 1.6 | 179 | 10.9 ± 2.2 | 0.006 |
Anaemia prevalence (%) | 116 | 47.2 | 38 | 33.0 | 77 | 67.0 | 0.024 |
Reported antimalarial use (%) | 40 | 30.5 | 3 | 6.5 | 37 | 43.5 | <0.001 |
Altitude | |||||||
Low | 31 | 12.6 | 11 | 35.5 | 20 | 64.5 | 0.118 |
Intermediate | 161 | 65.2 | 35 | 21.7 | 126 | 78.3 | |
High | 55 | 22.3 | 18 | 32.7 | 37 | 67.3 | |
Locality | |||||||
Rural | 34 | 13.7 | 19 | 55.9 | 15 | 44.1 | <0.001 |
Semi-rural | 144 | 58.1 | 39 | 27.1 | 105 | 72.9 | |
Semi-urban | 70 | 28.2 | 6 | 8.6 | 64 | 91.4 | |
Gender | |||||||
Female | 133 | 52.4 | 30 | 22.6 | 103 | 77.4 | 0.310 |
Male | 121 | 47.6 | 34 | 28.1 | 87 | 71.9 | |
Ethnicity | |||||||
Bantu | 62 | 27.8 | 12 | 19.4 | 50 | 80.6 | 0.109 |
Semi-bantu | 161 | 72.2 | 48 | 29.8 | 113 | 70.2 |