High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: A Potential Ancillary Biomarker for Malaria Diagnosis and Morbidity
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
Characteristics
Control ()
Low parasitaemia (; 16.8%)
Moderate parasitaemia (; 37.1%)
High parasitaemia (; 46.1%)
Total (; 100%)
value for trend
Age group (years)
<0.0001
<1
0 (0.0%)
3 (10.7%)
4 (6.4%)
5 (6.5%)
12 (7.1%)
1-5
1 (1.0%)
15 (53.6%)
33 (53.2%)
50 (64.9%)
98 (58.6%)
6-10
35 (35.0%)
3 (10.7%)
10 (16.1%)
8 (10.4%)
21 (12.6%)
11-15
62 (62.0%)
2 (7.1%)
10 (16.1%)
12 (15.6%)
24 (14.4%)
16-18
2 (2.0%)
5 (17.9%)
5 (8.1%)
2 (2.6%)
12 (7.2%)
Gender
0.0281
Male
30 (30.0%)
14 (50.0%)
30 (48.4%)
38 (49.5%)
82 (49.1%)
Female
70 (70.0%)
14 (50.0%)
32 (51.6%)
39 (50.5%)
85 (50.9%)
Level of education
<0.0001
No education
0 (0.0)
9 (32.1%)
24 (38.7%)
30 (39.9%)
63 (37.7%)
Elementary
80 (80%)
15 (53.6%)
27 (43.5%)
34 (44.2%)
76 (45.5%)
JHS
18 (18%)
1 (3.6%)
7 (11.0%)
6 (7.8%)
14 (8.4%)
SHS
0 (0.0%)
3 (10.7%)
4 (6.5%)
7 (9.1%)
14 (8.4%)
ITN
0.0007
Yes
41 (41.0%)
19 (67.9%)
41 (66.1%)
52 (67.5%)
112 (67.1%)
No
59 (59.0%)
9 (32.1%)
21 (33.9%)
25 (32.5%)
55 (32.9%)
Haemoglobin status
<0.0001
Anemic
36 (36.0%)
20 (71.4%)
50 (80.6%)
69 (89.6%)
139 (83.2%)
Nonanemic
64 (64.0%)
8 (28.6%)
12 (19.4%)
8 (10.4%)
28 (16.7%)
Platelet count
0.0009
Thrombocytopenia
1 (1.0%)
2 (7.1%)
12 (19.4%)
12 (15.6%)
26 (15.7%)
Normal level
99 (99.0%)
26 (92.9%)
50 (80.6%)
65 (84.4%)
141 (84.4%)
WBC count
<0.0001
Leukocytosis
2 (2.0%)
2 (7.1%)
11 (17.7%)
23 (29.9%)
36 (21.6%)
Normal
98 (98.0%)
26 (92.9%)
51 (82.3%)
54 (70.1%)
131 (78.4%)
Mantel-Haenszel test of trend was used to examine rates across levels of parasitaemia. was considered statistically significant ( values of significant variables are in bold print). ITN: insecticide-treated net.
