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Table 2 Levels of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia among the Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients and non-SCD controls

From: Serum levels of leptin in Nigerian patients with sickle cell anaemia

 

SCA Patients

Parameter

Control

Steady

Unsteady

Total

No. of cases

22

31

24

55

Pf parasitaemia, n (%)

3 (13.6)

6 (19.4)

10 (41.7)

16 (29.1)

Relative risk, RR (95% CI)

 

0.4 (0.08 - 1.7)^

  

GMPD, parasites/uL

1078.4

749.6*

4613.7

2335**

Axillary Temperature, (°C)

    

Range (mean)

36.8 - 37.4 (37.1 ± 0.04)

36.8 - 37.7(37.2 ± 0.06)*

36.7 - 38. 9(37.7 ± 0.1)

36.7 - 38. 9 (37.4 ± 0.07)**

@Pyrexia rate, n (%)

0

6(25.8)*

14 (58.3)

20 (36.4)

  1. Data are expressed as range (mean ± SEM) or number (%); n = Number of positive cases *P < 0.05 (Stable vs. Unstable SCD patients); **P < 0.05 (Total SCD patients vs. Control) by Student's t-test or Chi-Square (χ2) analysis; ^Relative risk was not significant; P < 0.05 was considered to be significant. GMPD = Geometric mean parasite density; @Pyrexia was defined as axillary temperature > 37.4°C
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