Oxidative Stress and Hemoglobin Level of Complicated and Uncomplicated Malaria Cases among Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Table 1
Ages and gender of study participants.
Variables
Control
Uncomplicated
Complicated
P value
(n=15)
(n=51)
(n=17)
Age (years) (mean ± SD)
3.80±1.66
4.32±2.81
4.27±2.96
0.801
Age range of the wards (years)
0.777
0-5
10 (66.7%)
35 (68.6%)
11 (64.7%)
6-10
5 (33.3%)
14 (27.5%)
6 (35.3%)
11- 12
-
2 (3.9%)
-
Gender
0.676
Male
8 (53.3%)
24 (47.1%)
7 (41.2%)
Female
7 (46.7%)
27 (52.9%)
10 (58.8%)
SD = standard deviation, P value<0.05 = statistically significant.