Table 3.

clinical differences between patients with severe and uncomplicated malaria in EFSTH

Variable	Severe malaria n = 76 (%)	Uncomplicated malaria n = 55 (%)	P value
Age Mean (yrs)	22.9	29	0.004
Age groups (yrs)
15–24	59 (77.6)	26 (47.3)	< 0.001
> 24	17 (22.4)	29 (52.7)
Sex (M:F)	53 (69.7):23 (30.3)	35 (63.6):20 (36.4)	0.463
Type of referral
Self referral	14 (18.4)	21 (38.2)	0.012
Health facility	62 (81.6)	34 (61.8)
Outcome
Dead	13 (17.1)	0 (0)	0.001
Alive	63 (82.9)	55 (100)
Duration of admission: Median (hours) (range)	96 (4-552)	72 (4-360)	0.025