Table 2. Median and mean microfilaraemia in capillary (CAP) and venous (VEN) blood samples.
| n | Median microfilaraemia (IQR) | Difference of CAP microfilaraemia—VEN microfilaraemia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capillary (CAP) blood | Venous (VEN) blood | p-value* | Difference log2(CAP)—log2(VEN) (95% CI) | Excess microfilaraemia in CAP relative to VEN blood (% [95% CI]) | p-value** | ||
| Loa loa | 152 | 3,650 (275 to 11,100) | 2,775 (200 to 8,875) | < 0.0001 | +0.43 (+0.15 to +0.70) | +34.5% (+11.0 to +63.0) | 0.0027 |
| Mansonella perstans | 102 | 100 (0 to 200) | 100 (0 to 200) | 0.44 | +0.32 (-0.04 to +0.68) | +24.8% (0.0 to +60.5) | 0.08 |
*Wilcoxon signed-rank test
**t-test; N.B.: Unit: Microfilariae per milliliter blood