Table 3.
Geometric mean parasite densities (GMPD) by age and clinical manifestation
| Clinical manifestation |
Asexual parasites/μL stratified by age in months |
p-value* | All ages | p-value** | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10- < 18 | 18- < 24 | 24- < 30 | 30- < 36 | 36- < 42 | 42- < 48 | ||||
| Symptomatic malaria |
20916 |
24177 |
20912 |
24631 |
20329 |
22813 |
.938 |
22216 |
ref |
| Asymptomatic parasitaemia | 1545 | 1336 | 2018 | 1948 | 2010 | 1928 | .905 | 1901 | <0.001 |
* Comparisons between log-transformed parasite densities by age groups using generalized estimating equations.
** Comparison between GMPD of malaria vs asymptomatic parasitaemia using generalized estimating equation.