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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for patients admitted for severe malaria

From: Identifying risk factors for the development of sepsis during adult severe malaria

 

Characteristic

Category

N

%

Artesunate arm

Quinine arm

Sepsis development

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

1

Country

Myanmar

458

38.6

233

50.9

225

49.1

17

3.7

Bangladesh

399

33.6

198

49.6

201

50.4

21

5.3

India

137

11.4

67

48.9

70

51.1

11

8.0

Indonesia

193

16.3

97

50.3

96

49.7

37

19.2

2

Sex

Male

899

75.7

456

50.7

443

49.3

48

5.3

Female

288

24.3

139

48.3

149

51.7

38

13.2

3

Age

17–25

504

43.6

249

49.4

255

50.6

33

6.6

26–35

321

22.2

167

52.0

154

48.0

26

8.1

36–45

188

13.0

96

51.1

92

48.9

18

9.6

46–87

174

12.1

83

47.7

91

52.3

9

5.2

4

Respiratory distress

Yes

117

9.9

51

43.6

66

56.4

20

17.1

No

1070

90.1

544

50.8

526

49.2

66

6.2

5

Coma on admission

Yes

505

42.5

255

50.5

250

49.5

46

9.1

No

682

57.5

340

49.9

342

50.2

40

5.9

6

Hypoglycaemia on admission (blood glucose < 2.2 mmol/l)

Yes

19

1.7

8

42.1

11

57.9

1

5.3

No

1127

98.3

568

50.4

559

49.6

85

7.5

7

Shock on admission

Yes

137

11.5

65

47.5

72

52.6

21

15.3

No

1050

88.5

530

50.5

520

49.5

65

6.2

8

Jaundice on admission

Yes

624

52.6

319

51.1

305

48.9

57

9.1

No

563

47.4

276

49.0

287

51.0

29

5.2

9

Severe anaemia on admission (Hb < 5.0 g/dl)

Yes

60

5.0

31

51.7

29

48.3

11

18.3

No

1127

95.0

564

50.0

563

50.0

75

6.7

10

Acute kidney injury (BUN > 20 mg/dl)

Yes

277

24.6

130

46.9

147

53.1

37

13.4

No

850

75.4

440

51.8

410

48.2

45

5.3

11

Acidosis on admission (base excess < 3.3 mmol/l)

Yes

524

48.7

254

48.5

270

51.5

59

11.3

No

551

51.3

289

52.5

262

47.5

23

4.2

12

Hyperparasitaemia on admission (> 10% RBCs infected)

Yes

185

15.6

99

53.5

86

46.5

26

14.1

No

1002

84.4

496

49.5

506

50.5

60

6.0

  1. Hb haemoglobin, BUN blood urea nitrogen, RBC red blood cells, mmol/l millimoles per litre, g/dl grams per decilitre, mg/dl milligrams per decilitre