Table 1 Patient characteristics on admission.
Parameters | Mild malaria | Severe malaria |
|---|---|---|
Sex (Female/Male) | 4/13 | 8/16 |
Age | 27.2 (24, 13, 52) | 27 (25, 15, 70) |
Parasitemia (/μl) | 3,681.76* (4,320, 80, 172,790) | 112,497.83* (181,695, 575, 1,310,100) |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.2 (10.8, 5, 13.4) | 10.8 (10.7, 6.2, 16.2) |
Platelet count (×103/μl) | 93.7 (78, 23, 243) | 43.9 (33, 12, 139) |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.4 (3.5, 2.2, 4.2) | 2.8 (2.6, 1.8, 4.2) |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.4 (1.1, 0.8, 2.9) | 4.8 (2.7, 0.75, 20) |
AST (IU/l) | 38 (35, 13, 105) | 116.7 (53, 13, 1,011) |
ALT (IU/l) | 29.3 (16, 8.9, 134) | 58.7 (35, 18, 378) |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.9 (0.9, 0.5, 1.2) | 8.8 (1.1, 0.6, 177.6) |