Table 5.
Association of diabetes with severe malaria, stratified by obesity and age group
| Severe malaria definition | Diabetes, no obesity N = 18 |
Diabetes and obesity N = 13 |
Diabetes, age < 60 N = 15 |
Diabetes, age ≥ 60 N = 21 |
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| n (%) | OR 95% CI | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | n (%) | OR 95% CI | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | |
| All WHO criteria | 12(66.7) | 3.33(1.19–9.32) | 10(76.9) | 7.69(1.81–32) | 8(53.3) | 2.29(0.79–6.57) | 18(85.7) | 6.27(1.62–24.3) |
| Restricted criteria | 8(44.4) | 3.27(1.20–8.93) | 7(53.9) | 3.01(0.84–10) | 4(26.7) | 1.64(0.49–5.43) | 15(71.4) | 4.12(1.34–12.6) |