Table 2.

Main laboratory findings among children with falciparum malaria

	Cerebral malaria (n = 81)	Severe malarial anaemia (n = 201)	Other features of severe malaria (n = 87)	P
Parasite counts (per µL)
Min – Max	607–298,606	124 – 158,900	985 – 280,780
Geometric Mean	138,234 ± 115,120	119,306 ± 10,340	136,300 ± 107,500	0.080*
Plasma Urea (mmol/L)
Min – Max	4.8 – 13.6	3.6 – 16.0	3.6 – 15.9
Mean	6.4 ± 2.2	6.5 ± 2.4	6.2.± 3.0	0.649
Plasma Creatinine (mmol/L)
Min – Max	17.7 – 66.1	18.8 – 78.4	18.8 – 78.4
Mean	44.2 ± 8.8	43.0 ± 17.7	41.9 ± 13.0	0.615
Serum Bicarbonate (mmol/L)
Min – Max	10.0 – 28.0	10.0 – 30.0	11.0 – 26.0
Mean	17.4 ± 3.9	18.3 ± 4.4	18.3 ± 4.1	0.129
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)
Min – Max	2.5 – 14.2	1.4 – 12.1	2.0 – 16.7
Mean	6.6 ± 2.3	5.9 ± 2.3	4.5 ± 2.4	0.013

^*Mann-Whitney U test,

⁺Student t test

Normal values: Urea = 5 – 16 mmol/L Creatinine = <88.8mmol/L