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Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters of children with malaria and controls

From: Ultrasonographic renal sizes, cortical thickness and volume in Nigerian children with acute falciparum malaria

 

Control (131)

UM (85)

CM (85)

P

Sex

    

  Male, n (%)

56 (42.7)

48 (56.5)

59 (69.4)

0.001

  Female

75 (57.3)

37 (43.5)

26 (30.6)

 

Age (months)

    

  Min – Max

26 – 120

26 – 108

24 – 108

 

  Median

72.0

48.0

48.0

 

  Mean

73.4 ± 25.5

49.7 ± 26.2

50.7 ± 29.3

0.001

Weight (kg)

    

  Min – Max

11.0 – 32.0

11.0 – 28.0

11.0 – 42.0

 

  Median

14.0

13.4

14.0

 

  Mean

14.6 ± 5.2

14.6 ± 4.1

15.1 ± 5.4

0.056

Height (cm)

    

  Min – Max

82.0 – 137.0

71.0 – 130.0

71.0 – 157.0

 

  Median

112.0

92.0

98.0

 

  Mean

111.5 ± 13.7

98.4 ± 18.2

94.9 ± 13.9

0.053

Malaria parasite counts (per μL)

    

  Min – Max

0

12,400 – 158,900

98,560 – 280,780

 

  Median

0

16,100

132,400

 

  Mean

0

19,306 ± 10,340

136,300 ± 97,500

<0.001

Plasma urea (mmol/L)

    

  Min – Max

4.8 – 14.6

3.6 – 25.7

3.6 – 43.9

 

  Median

6.2

6.6

11.9

 

  Mean

6.5 ± 2.2

6.8 ± 2.8

12.1 ± 9.0

<0.001

Plasma creatinine (mmol/L)

    

  Min – Max

17.7 – 86.1

18.8 – 88.4

18.8 – 88.4

 

  Median

53.0

44.0

53.0

 

  Mean

44.2 ± 8.8

53.0 ± 17.7

61.9 ± 53.0

<0.001

  1. *Mann–Whitney U test used.
  2. Normal values: Urea = 5 – 16 mmol/L, Creatinine = <88.8 mmol/L.