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Table 3 CRP value association with malaria species, patient sex and age

From: The utility of basic blood counts, WBC histogram and C-reactive protein in detecting malaria

CRP (mg/L)

  

P. vivax (31)

P. falciparum (31)

p-value

Md = 62.9

Md = 81.4

0.526

Age correlation

 

Age correlation

 

rs = 0.041, p = 0.825

 

rs = 0.465, p = 0.008

 

Male (22)

Female (9)

p-value

Male (22)

Female (9)

p-value

Md = 67.45

Md = 50.4

0.727

Md = 75.15

Md = 88.6

0.372

  1. A matching method of patient sex and age between positive P. vivax and P. falciparum groups was conducted
  2. p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant
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