Malaria and Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor Associated with Low Levels of Parasitaemia

Table 1

	Kwashiorkor	Kwashiorkor/marasmus	Marasmus	P-value
Sex (male/female)	8/9	7/3	13/32
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	8.0 (4.0-9.0)	7.0 (4.0-10.0)	6.0 (4.0-10.0)	<0.01
Temperature (C)	36.3 (35.5-37-4)	36.6 (36.3-36.9)	36.4 (34.4-38.7)	0.59
Weight (kg)	7.3 (6.6-10.5)	6.6 (4.9-8.6)	5.2 (3.6-8.3)	<0.01
Age (months)	24 (8-60)	18 (10-42)	10 (6-48)	<0.01
Weight/length	12 (8.2-18.9)	11 (8.9-15.5)	8.9 (7.5-16.7)	<0.01

Values are median and range with exception of . Numbers of each sex.