Research Article

Relative Susceptibilities of ABO Blood Groups to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Ghana

Table 1

Characteristics of participants.

CategoryAge (years)Hb (g/dL)Parasite density (% of parasitized RBCs)

Complicated cases2.384 (±1.239)9.579 (±0.900)10.542 (±2.704)
Uncomplicated controls2.796 (±1.315)12.338 (±1.278)7.596 (±2.040)
value0.007<0.0001<0.0001