Table 5. Variation of biomarker levels between admission and release from hospital in cerebral malaria patients.
| Admission (pg/ml) MN ± SD/MD | Release (pg/ml) MN ± SD/MD | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-CSF | 651 ± 1,869/163 | 116 ± 111/99 | 0.007 |
| IL-10 | 1,848 ±1,749/464 | 99 ± 165/40 | 0.002 |
| TNFα | 90 ± 101/60 | 24 ± 14/20 | 0.002 |
| IL-1α | 121 ± 165/76 | 57 ± 80/28 | 0.013 |
| IL-8 | 213 ± 417/66 | 58 ± 152/14 | 0.001 |
| IP-10 | 5,668 ± 6,297/2,496 | 1,757 ± 2,191/892 | 0.002 |
| MCP-1 | 1,303 ± 1,754/508 | 409 ± 678/242 | 0.005 |
Notes.
Admission, biomarker levels at the time of hospital admission of CM patients; Release, biomarker levels at the time of release of CM patients from hospital; P value, two-tailed p value of a Wilcoxon Rank test; MN, mean; SD, standard deviation; MD, median.