Table 2.
Summary of patient and parasite isolate details
| Malaria disease category | Age (months) (mean ± S.D.) | Parasitaemia (%) (mean ± S.D.) | Rosette frequencya (%) (median:25th, 75th percentiles) | Genotypes (mean:range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncomplicated | 45.8 ± 28.0 | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 8.0:0, 15.8 | 2.4 (1–4) |
| Hyperparasitaemia | 42.5 ± 16.9 | 11.9 ± 3.9 | 9.5:0, 18.0 | 2.6 (1–4) |
| Cerebral malaria | 35.2 ± 22.0 | 12.3 ± 6.3 | 22.0:19.8, 46.8 | 2.2 (1–5) |
| P values | >0.45b | 0.83 H:Cc, <0.001 U:C/H | 0.03d | >0.48e |
a
Percent of mature-stage infected erythrocytes that bind two or more uninfected erythrocytes.
b
Uncomplicated: cerebral P = 0.46, uncomplicated: hyperparasitaemia P = 0.72, cerebral:hyperparasitaemia P = 0.68, Student's t-test.
c
H: hyperparasitaemia; C: cerebral malaria; U: uncomplicated malaria. Student's t-test.
d
Kruskal–Wallis test.
e
Uncomplicated: cerebral P = 0.72, uncomplicated: hyperparasitaemia P = 0.72, cerebral:hyperparasitaemia P = 0.49, Student's t-test.