Table 1.
Epidemiological and hematoparasitological characteristics of the study population.
| Parameters | Cerebral malaria (n = 69) Mean ± SE [min–max] |
Mild malaria (n = 72) Mean ± SE [min–max] |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male/female) | 39/30 | 43/29 | — |
| Age (year) | 17.9 ± 1.8 [2–63] | 17.3 ± 1.2 [5–55] | ns |
| Age groups (adults/children) | 39/30 | 35/37 | — |
| Parasitemia (Tr/µL) | 30150 ± 5510 [175–452100] | 28348 ± 3755 [220–141000] | ns |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.4 ± 0.33 [3.3–15.1] | 11.5 ± 0.51 [8.3–16.1] | 0.031 |
| Red blood cells count (×106/µL) | 3.14 ± 0.13 [1.18–4.98] | 4.72 ± 0.18 [2.90–7.71] | 0.040 |
| White blood cells count (×103/µL) | 12.84 ± 1.15 [4.90–51.10] | 8.21 ± 1.01 [4.5–13.3] | 0.012 |
| Platelet count (×103/µL) | 143.4 ± 16.2 [11–533] | 168.2 ± 11.8 [28–355] | ns |
| Hematocrit (%) | 31.1 ± 0.22 [10.5–46.1] | 35.9 ± 0.18 [23.9–49.1] | ns |
SE = standard error, Min = minimum, Max = maximum, ns = nonsignificant, and n = number of patients. Data were determined by the hospital's medical laboratory. Adults were patients ≥15 years and children were patients <15 years. p = p value of comparison between CM and MM groups with Mann-Whitney rank test.