Table 1 General characteristics of 210 vivax malarial patients

Age range; years

 15–19

12 (5.7)

 20–29

54 (25.7)

 30–39

43 (20.5)

 40–49

51 (24.3)

 50–59

29 (13.8)

 >60

21 (10.0)

Gender, male/female

154/56 (73.3/26.7)

Number, hospitalisation/ICU

88/11 (41.9/5.2)

Underlying conditions (N = 203)

 Hypertension

18 (8.9)

 Diabetes mellitus

11 (5.4)

 Heart failure

2 (1)

 Malignancy

1 (0.5)