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. 2009 Dec 10;8:286. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-286

Table 6.

Association between IL4-590 genotype and anti-P. falciparum -IgG1 and -IgG3 levels base on previous experiences malaria infection in patients with complicated and uncomplicated malaria.

Complicated malaria

Without previous malaria experiences (76)a With previous malaria experiences (27)


3-tiles of Ig levels CC CT TT P-value# CC CT TT P-value#


Anti-PfIgG1* Low 0-14.47 0A 17B 21C 0.1373 0 3 4 0.7715
Medium 14.76-106.1 1 11 11 1 4 5
High 107.2-1874 2 5 6 1 4 5


Anti-PfIgG3* Low 0.053-0.798 0 17 23 0.2136 1 2 6 0.0156
Medium 0.854-3.55 2 10 11 0 2 7
High 3.629-119 1 6 4 1 7 1
Uncomplicated malaria

Without previous malaria experiences (74) With previous malaria experiences (91)


CC CT TT P-value# CC CT TT P-value#


Anti-PfIgG1 Low 0-14.47 0 15 11 0.8019 2 7 5 0.1219
Medium 14.76-106.1 2 9 12 1 11 20
High 107.2-1874 2 11 11 4 13 25


Anti-PfIgG3 Low 0.053-0.798 1 13 12 0.8772 2 7 4 0.0206
Medium 0.854-3.55 1 10 12 4 11 16
High 3.629-119 2 12 11 1 14 30

a = Number of patients (in the parenthesis), # = Chi- squared test was used to test the difference of IL4-590 CC, CT and TT distribution between the low and high 3 tiles, * = μg/ml, A, B and C = number of patients with previous malaria experiences for determining anti-P. falciparum -IgG1, -IgG3 and carry IL4-590 CC, CT, TT genotypes, respectively.