Table 3.
Correlation of anti-PS and anti-DNA antibodies with measures of malaria severity.
Anti-PS Antibodies | Anti-DNA Antibodies | |||||
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N | rho | P value | N | rho | P value | |
WBC | 309 | 0.135 | 0.017 | 309 | 0.139 | 0.014 |
Platelet count | 310 | −0.049 | 0.394 | 310 | 0.027 | 0.640 |
Creatinine | 309 | 0.166 | 0.003* | 309 | 0.269 | <0.0001* |
BUN | 314 | 0.239 | <0.0001* | 314 | 0.208 | 0.0002 |
Total bilirubin | 307 | 0.051 | 0.370 | 307 | 0.028 | 0.626 |
Lactate dehydrogenase | 305 | 0.291 | <0.0001* | 305 | 0.225 | 0.0001* |
Plasma HRP2 | 316 | 0.147 | 0.009 | 316 | 0.002 | 0.974 |
Abbreviations: white blood cell (WBC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), histidine rich protein 2 (HRP2).
*Significant following Holm’s correction for multiple comparisons (n = 14).