Table 1. General Characteristics of the study participants.
The number of patients in each group SM, UM and CTR, is shown. Age is given with median values (the number of subjects and corresponding percentages is given in parenthesis). ND the number for which, data are undetermined and/or unknown.
| Severe Malaria (SM) | Uncomplicated Malaria (UM) | Control (CTR) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 153) | (N = 170) | (N = 114) | (N = 437) | ||
| Age (years) | <5, n (%) | 29 (18.9) | 45 (26.4) | 6(5.2) | 80 (18.3) |
| [5–15], n (%) | 29 (18.9) | 28 (16.4) | 20 (17.5) | 77 (17.6) | |
| [15–25], n (%) | 37 (24.2) | 15 (8.8) | 6 (5.2) | 58 (13.3) | |
| >25, n (%) | 52 (33.9) | 48 (28.2) | 76 (66.6) | 176 (40.3) | |
| ND, n (%) | 6 (3.9) | 31 (20) | 9 (7.8) | 46 (10.5) | |
| Mean, [interval] | 25.8 (25–89) | 18.9 (13–77) | 35.4 (32–87) | 24.9 (23–89) | |
| Survival | Survivors, n (%) | 117 (76.5) | 169 (99.4) | 117 (100) | 403 (92.2) |
| Deaths, n (%) | 21 (13.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (4.8) | |
| ND, n (%) | 15 (9.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 16 (3.6) | |
| Gender | Male, n (%) | 86 (56.2) | 71 (41.7) | 50 (42.7) | 207 (47.4) |
| Female, n (%) | 55 (36) | 81 (47.6) | 58 (49.6) | 194 (44.4) | |
| ND, n (%) | 12 (7.8) | 18 (10.7) | 9 (7.7) | 39 (8.9) | |
| Locality | Dakar, n (%) | 82 (53.6) | 67 (39.4) | 114 (97.4) | 263 (60.2) |
| Tambacounda/Kolda, n (%) | 62 (40.4) | 85 (50) | 0 (0) | 147 (33.6) | |
| Saint-Louis/Louga, n (%) | 9 (6) | 18 (10.6) | 0 (0) | 27 (6.2) |