Table 3 Distribution of bioclinical characteristics of severe malaria according to age groups
From: Severe malaria in children and adolescents in Southeast Gabon
Severe cases | Age groups (year) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[0–5] (n = 479) | [6–10] (n = 124) | [11–15] (n = 36) | > 15 (n = 28) | ||
Clinical data | |||||
Coma, n (%) | 12 (2.5) | 5 (4.0) | 5 (13.8) | 1 (3.6) | 0.052 |
Altered consciousness, n (%) | 14 (3.0) | 5 (4.0) | 6 (16.6) | 7 (25) | 0.36 |
Convulsions, n (%) | 221 (46.1) | 49 (39.5) | 8 (22.2) | 9 (32.1) | 0.02 |
Respiratory distress, n (%) | 26 (5.4) | 4 (3.2) | 1 (2.8) | 3 (10.7) | 0.33 |
Jaundice, n (%) | 14 (3.0) | 4 (3.2) | 4 (11.1) | 3 (10.7) | 0.04 |
Laboratory data | |||||
Severe anemia, n (%) | 236 (49.3) | 67 (54.0) | 20 (55.5) | 4 (14.3) | < 0.01 |
Hypoglycemia, n (%) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0.27 |
Renal failure, n (%) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.1) | < 0.01 |
Parasitemia laod (p*/µl) | |||||
++, n (%) | 13 (26.0) | 35 (70.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
+++, n (%) | 175 (88.4) | 12 (6.1) | 6 (3.0) | 5 (2.5) | |
++++, n (%) | 291 (69.4) | 77 (18.4) | 29 (6.9) | 22 (5.3) | |