Elevated IL-12, TNF-α, and TNF-α/IL-10 Ratios in Stored Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Whole Blood: Implications for Safe Haemotransfusion

Table 1

Characteristics of the blood donors.

Parameters	Infected donors ()	Noninfected donors ()	value
Age
Mean age in completed years			0.118^d
Gender			1^b
Male	86 (74.8%)	86 (74.8%)
Female	29 (25.2%)	29 (25.2%)
Red cell phenotypes			0.153^c
O positive	79 (68.7%)	66 (57.4%)
A positive	25 (21.7%)	30 (26.1%)
B positive	11 (9.6%)	19 (16.5%)
^aSystolic pressure (mmHg)			0.012^d
^aDiastolic pressure (mmHg)			0.002^d
^aHaemoglobin (g/dL)			0.073^d
^aTotal white cell count (cells/μL)			0.115^d
^aRed cell counts (cells/μL)			0.206^d
^aPlatelet counts (cells/μL)			<0.05^d

^aBaseline values presented as . ^bChi-square statistic with Yates correction is 0.023, . ^cChi-square statistic is 3.75. ^d value determined by the Student -test.