Research Article
Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of patients with severe pediatric malaria.
| | Group | n | Sex | Age (months) M (P25–P75) | Weight (kg) M (P25–P75) | Blood transfusion | | Male | Female | Yes, n (%) | No, n |
| | Group A | 68 | 40 | 28 | 9 (7–12) | 8 (7–9) | 53 (77.94%) | 15 | | Group B | 116 | 60 | 56 | 24 (24–36) | 11 (10–12) | 100 (86.20%) | 16 | | Group C | 52 | 32 | 20 | 60 (48–60) | 15 (14–18) | 39 (75.00%) | 13 |
| | Statistics | | χ2/H | — | 1.727 | 201.824 | 160.251 | 3.707 | | value | — | 0.422 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.157 |
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Notes. M, median; P25–P75, first to third quartiles.
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