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. 2017 Feb 2;12(2):e0171208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171208

Table 1. Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in the two Teaching Hospitals (n = 2059).

	Total (≤ 30%)			<10%			10–30%
	%	n^a	95% CI^b	%	n^a	95% CI^b	%	n^a	95% CI^b
TH Anuradhapura (n^a = 1018) [95% CI^b: 54.53–58.67]	13.95	142	14.68–22.72	2.75	28	3.58–8.82	11.20	114	19.17–24.07
TH Kurunegala (n^a = 1041) [95% CI^b: 55.19–58.95]	7.97	83	11.0–19.94	1.63	17	1.87–8.33	6.34	66	14.89–21.39
X²	18.88			3.01			15.23
P value	<0.001			0.083			<0.001

^an denotes the number of samples.

^b95% CI denotes the interval within which lies the mean percentage level of G6PD enzyme in the population predicted at a 95% level of confidence.