Table 4.
Plasmodium species-specific infection comparison significant level *
| Age, years, Median (IQR) | Sex, % male (n/N) | Fever, % (n/N) | Gametocytes carriers, % (n/N) | Gametocytes density, Median (IQR) | Asexual forms density, Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF vs PM vs PO |
0.08 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.5e-06 |
0.0004 |
0.4 |
| PF vs PM |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.436e-06 |
0.0003 |
0.5 |
| PF vs PO |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.07 |
0.2 |
| PM vs PO |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
| PF vs PF + PM |
0.03 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
3.5e-08 |
0.002 |
0.5 |
| PF vs PF + PO |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.02 |
0.7 |
0.02 |
| PM vs PF + PM |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| PO vs PF + PO | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.002 |
*PF = P. falciparum mono-infection; PM = P. malariae mono-infection; PF + PM = P. falciparum and P. malariae co-infection; PO = P. ovale mono-infection; PF + PO = P. falciparum and P. ovale co-infection; IQR = interquartile range.