Research Article
Comparison of Clinical Profile between P. vivax and P. falciparum Malaria in Children: A Tertiary Care Centre Perspective from India
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients.
| | Baseline characteristics | P. vivax (n = 47) | P. falciparum (n = 32) | All patients (n = 79) |
| | Age (years, mean SD) | 5.2 (3.5) | 5.6 (3.7) | 5.4 (3.6) | | Gender (male/female) | 33/11 | 14/18 | 47/29 | | Weight for age (z score < −2) | 5 (10.6%) | 4 (12.5%) | 9 (11.3) | | Duration of fever (days, mean SD) | 5.1 (4.01) | 5.4 (2.6) | 5.2 (3.3) | | Length of hospital stay (days, mean SD) | 4.2 (2.47) | 5.0 (3.1) | 4.6 (2.8) | | Hemoglobin (gm%, mean SD) | 7.92 (2.26) | 8.1 (2.6) | 8.01 (2.4) | | Blood sugar (mg%, mean SD) | 81.3 (16.04) | 89.2 (13.6) | 85.2 (14.8) |
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