Malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and malnutrition in children less than 15 years residing in different altitudes along the slope of Mount Cameroon: prevalence, intensity and risk factors

Table 2 Malaria parasite prevalence and density with respect to altitude, sex and age

Parameter	No. examined	Prevalence (n)	P value	GMPD (SD)/µL of blood	Range/µL of blood)	P-value
Altitude
Low land	405	46.7 (189)	0.004*	449 (1894.5)	100–11,520	0.26^a
Highland	423	36.9 (156)	0.004*	374 (3253.8)	102–27,060	0.26^a
Gender
Male	394	40.1 (158)	0.384	400 (1664.3)	100–10,920	0.587^a
Female	434	43.1 (187)	0.384	424.5 (3196.2)	102–27,060	0.587^a
Age group in years
< 5	289	40.5 (117)	0.018*	469 (2996.8)	104–27,060	0.032*^b
5–9	342	46.8 (160)		420 (2722.2)	100–25,546
10–14	197	34.5 (68)		320 (1216.6)	100–57,040
Total	828	41.7 (345)		413 (2601.8)	100–27,060

* Statistically significant P value
^aDifference in GMPD in the different altitude and sex determined by Mann–Whitney U test
^bDifference in GMPD in the different age groups determined by Kruskal–Wallis test

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