Table 2.

Biochemical parameters in relation to degree of parasitaemia and no malaria.

Parameters	No malaria (0)	Degree of parasitaemia (parasites/μL of blood)
		Low (<1000)	Moderate (1000–9999)	High (≥10,000)
Urea (mg/dL)	14.1 ± 4.4	15.3 ± 2.7	16.32 ± 5.4∗	38.25 ± 13.6∗∗
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.71 ± 0.1	0.73 ± 0.1	0.80 ± 0.2∗	1.42 ± 0.2∗∗
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.14 ± 0.5	4.12 ± 0.7	4.2 ± 0.8	3.9 ± 1.0
Chloride (mmol/L)	104.5 ± 3.8	104.3 ± 3.2	104.8 ± 3.6	104.1 ± 2.1
Sodium (mmol/L)	148 ± 11.0	147.1 ± 10.2	150.1 ± 10.9	148.3 ± 15.2

^∗Significant difference from no malaria at P < 0.05. ^∗∗Significant difference from no malaria at P < 0.0001.