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. 2013 Dec 9;8(12):e81329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081329

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