Table 3.

Cardiac proteins in malaria cases and healthy controls

	Malaria cases	Uncomplicated cases	Complicated cases	Healthy controls	P-value*
	n = 28	n = 21	n = 7	n = 26
NT-proBNP, ng/ml (± SD)	139.3 (± 146.6)	117.7 (± 140.3)	231.1 (± 156.2)	60.4 (± 48.2)	0.07
CK-MB, ng/ml (± SD)	21.5 (± 36.9)	24.0 (± 40.7)	10.8 (± 6.1)	12.1 (± 10.3)	0.08
Myoglobin, mg/l (± SD)	43.6 (± 12.5)	42.9 (± 12.0)	45.4 (± 15.0)	27.8 (± 15.0)	< 0.001
TnT, ng/ml (± SD)	< 0.1 (na)	< 0.1 (na)	< 0.1 (na)	< 0.1 (na)	ns
H-FABP, ng/ml (± SD)	1.9 (± 1.1)	1.7 (± 1.0)	2.7 (± 1.0)	1.1 (± 1.6)	< 0.01

NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; CK-MB = creatine kinase-muscle brain; TnT = troponin T; H-FABP = heart-type fatty acid-binding protein

*comparison between malaria cases (all) and healthy controls (by Mann-Whitney U-test)