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Table 1 General characteristics

From: Effect of malarial infection on haematological parameters in population near Thailand-Myanmar border

 

Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium vivax

Non-malaria

P value

n = 352

n = 351

n = 4,282

Demographic

    

Age, medium (IQR)

26 (18-40)

23 (16-36)

16 (7-35)

<0.0001*

Male/female, n (%)

215 (61.1)/137 (38.9)

209 (59.5)/142 (40.5)

2,190 (51.1)/2,092 (48.9)

<0.0001**

Thai/Burma/Others, n (%)

160 (45.5)/192 (54.5)

186 (53)/165 (47)

3,230 (75.4)/1,052 (24.6)

<0.0001**

  1. *Comparison of 3 groups using The Kruskal Wallis Test, **Comparison of 3 groups using Pearson Chi-Square, IQR = interquartile range.