Table 3.
Baseline measurements and G6PD classification by the WST8/1–methoxy PMS test
|
Glucose–6–phosphate dehydrogenase classification |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (40–100 + % act.) | Moderate (mild: 20–40% activity) | Moderate (low: 10–20% activity) | Summary statistic (univariate normal/deficient) | Total | |
| Number |
|
|
|
|
235 |
| Males (n) |
96 |
21 |
8 |
p = 0.136 |
125 (53.2%) |
| Females (n) |
93 |
10 |
7 |
110 (46.8%) |
|
| Age (years, range) |
2.83 (0.1–5.3) |
2.89 (0.01–5.8) |
2.87 (0.01 –5.1) |
p = 0.802 |
2.84 (0.01 – 5.8) |
| Hb level (g/dl, mean, range) |
11.18 (4.9–14.9) |
11.74 (8–16) |
11.90 (8.8 – 17) |
p = 0.022 |
11.3 (4.9 – 17.0) |
| Anaemia (%) |
28.57 |
16.12 |
20.0 |
p = 0.072 |
26.4% |
| G6PD activity (%, range) | 72.6 (40.3–137.8) | 29.2 (20.5–39.6) | 15.11(10.3–19.8) | n/a | 63.2 (10.3–137.8) |