Table 1. Clinical and parasitological characteristics of patients.
Characteristics | Non-CM | CM | p-value |
(n = 69) | (n = 66) | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 35 (50.7%) | 28 (42.4%) | 0.334 |
Female | 34 (49.3%) | 38 (57.6%) | |
Median age (IQR) | 26 (16–40) | 24 (12–41) | 0.425 |
Median coma score (IQR) | 14 (14–14) | 6 (4–8) | <0.001 |
Median parasitemia (IQR) | 613 (43–2080) | 1760 (733.5–8720.3) | <0.001 |
Median hemoglobin (IQR) | 9 (8–11) | 8 (6–10) | <0.001 |
IQR = interquartile range; CM = cerebral malaria