Table 2 Effect of age and malaria parasitaemia status on some cardiovascular indices
Parameter | Category | Malaria parasitaemia status | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AP | ASP Pos | ASP + Gam Pos | |||
N | 285 | 136 | 33 | ||
Age group in Years % (n) | ≤ 5 | 38.6 (110) | 37.5 (51) | 45.5 (15) | 0.51 |
6–10 | 46.7 (133) | 42.6 (58) | 45.5 (15) | ||
11–14 | 14.7 (42) | 19.9 (27) | 9.1 (3) | ||
Mean (SD) Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ≤ 5 | 97.0 (11.7) | 103.9 (25.6) | 104.1 (18.6) | 0.57 |
6–10 | 104.2 (18.5) | 99.6 (16.2) | 87.1 (6.1) | <0.001 | |
11–14 | 101.0 (12.3) | 104.6 (11.8) | 98.0 (13.9) | 0.33 | |
Mean (SD) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ≤ 5 | 63.5 (9.8) | 72.2 (27.7) | 68.0 (23.4) | 0.79 |
6–10 | 67.7 (17.9) | 66.4 (13.6) | 57.2 (9.1) | 0.09 | |
11–14 | 64.5 (10.2) | 69.4 (10.7) | 65.7 (9.3) | 0.17 | |
Mean (SD) Heart rate (Beats/min) | ≤ 5 | 107.6 (19.4) | 112.5 (24.9) | 101.6 (22.8) | 0.29 |
6–10 | 99.3 (15.8) | 101.2 (13.4) | 112.6 (21.3) | 0.21 | |
11–14 | 89.0 (11.9) | 91.8 (13.6) | 95.3 (2.3) | 0.37 | |