Table 2.
Symptoms and signs of study patients
| |
Haemoglobinuria |
OR |
95% CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
|
Presenting Complains N (%) | ||||
| Vomiting |
36 (75) |
127 (62.6) |
1.8 |
0.83 - 3.93 |
| Pallor |
36 (75) |
139 (68.5) |
1.38 |
0.64 - 3.04 |
| Yellowness of the eyes |
21 (43.8) |
44 (21.7) |
2.81* |
1.37 - 5.77 |
| Difficulty with breathing |
13 (27.1) |
73 (36) |
0.66 |
0.31 - 1.41 |
| Passage of dark urine |
35 (72.9) |
49 (24.1) |
8.46* |
3.91 - 18.56 |
| Convulsion |
22 (45.8) |
109 (53.7) |
0.77 |
0.38 - 1.37 |
| Body swelling |
2 (4.2) |
8 (3.9) |
1.06 |
0–5.73 |
| Reduced frequency of urination |
4 (8.3) |
13 (6.4) |
1.33 |
0.34 - 4.72 |
|
Clinical Signs N (%) | ||||
| Pallor |
39 (81.3) |
160 (78.8) |
1.16 |
0.49 - 2.83 |
| Temperature > 37.4 C |
40 (83.3) |
166 (81.8) |
1.11 |
0.48 - 2.57 |
| Liver size > 2cm |
32 (66.7) |
127 (62.6) |
1.19 |
0.61 - 2.32 |
| Splenomegaly |
10 (20.8) |
66 (32.5) |
0.54 |
0.25 - 1.16 |
| Jaundice |
28 (58.3) |
55 (27.1) |
3.77* |
1.86 - 7.67 |
| Respiratory distress | 14 (29.2) | 71 (35) | 0.76 | 0.38 - 1.52 |
* p significant at < 0.05.