Molecular Evidence of High Proportion of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Infection in White Nile Area in Sudan
Table 1
The mean age, gender and haemoglobin level in Aljabalain hospital and military hospital.
Aljabalain hospital
Military hospital
Number of patients
200
200
Mean age ± SD, range (years)
30 ± 15 (2–80)
31 ± 13 (1–70)
Less than 15 (%)
19 (9.5%)
17 (8.5%)
15–30 (%)
93 (46.5%)
92 (46.3%)
More than 30 (%)
88 (44%)
90 (45.2%)
Gender
Males (%)
70 (34.7%)
128 (64%)
Females (%)
130 (64.4%)
72 (36%)
Mean Hb level ± SD, range (g/dL)
11.8 ± 2.2 (4–18)
12 ± 2.1 (5–19)
Anaemia (%)
135 (67.5%)
146 (73%)
Parasitaemia
Low (%)
180 (90%)
185 (92.5%)
High (%)
20 (10%)
15 (7.5%)
Anaemia was defined as Hb level less than 13.5 g/dL for males and 12.5 g/dL for females. Low parasitaemia was defined as number of asexual parasites ≤500/µL of blood. High parasitaemia: >500 asexual parasites/µL of blood.
