Table 5.
Characteristics of individual studies summarized for the meta-analysis
| Author, Year [Ref] | Population | Sample | Blood Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | A | B | AB | |||
| Al-Yaman et al. 1995 [34] | Papua New Guinea | SM (n = 97) |
44 (45) | 29 (30) | 10 (10) | 14 (15) |
| UM (n = 156) |
53 (34) | 55 (35) | 28 (18) | 20 (13) | ||
| Lell et al. 1999 [13] | Gabon | SM (n = 100) |
54 (64) | 27 (27) | Data not available | Data not available |
| UM (n = 100) |
64 (64) | 11 (11) | Data not available | Data not available | ||
| Pathirana et al. 2005 [12] | Sri Lanka | SM (n = 80) |
19 (24) | 26 (32.5) | 22 (27.5) | 13 (16) |
| UM (n = 163) |
78 (48) | 40 (24) | 37 (23) | 8 (5) | ||
| Rowe et al. 2007 [11] | Mali | SM (n = 124) |
26 (21) | 40 (32) | 11 (9) | 47 (38) |
| UM (n = 124) |
55 (44) | 31 (25) | 9 (7) | 29 (24) | ||
| Tekeste et al. 2010 [1] | Ethiopia | SM (n = 70) |
16 (23) | 25 (36) | 15 (21) | 14 (20) |
| UM (n = 140) |
64 (46) | 42 (30) | 23 (16) | 11 (8) | ||
| Current study | India | SM (n = 247) |
63 (25) | 48 (19) | 119 (49) | 17 (7) |
| UM (n = 106) |
52 (49) | 20 (19) | 24 (23) | 10 (9) | ||
NOTE: Data are no. (%) of participants unless otherwise specified.
SM: severe malaria; UM: uncomplicated malaria;