Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Diagnostic performance of a 5-plex malaria immunoassay in regions co-endemic for Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. knowlesi, P. malariae and P. ovale

 

Healthy controls

PCR-confirmed species

P. falciparum

P. vivax

P. knowlesi

P. malariae

P. ovale

Sample size (n)

102

66

78

126

26

10

Gender (n of male [%])

45 (44)

49 (74.2)

56 (71.8)

104 (82.5)

19 (73.1)

5 (55.6)

Age (median [IQR])

31 (27–42)

20.5 (13–39)

18.5 (11.8–34)

37 (22.8–50)

17 (11.8–26.3)

30 (24–43.5)

Children, < 15 years (n [%])

0 (0)

15 (22.7)

20 (25.6)

8 (6.3)

9 (34.6)

1 (11.1)

Parasitemia, count/µL (median [IQR] [Range])

0 (0)

12,000 (1,860–31,000) [0, 0–694]

4,060 (2,090–8,170) [408–84,400]

1,590 (118–14,700) [0, 27–584]

1,380 (387–3,530) [71–12,600]

3,120 (1,280–4,150) [276–5,030]

Severe malaria (n [%])

0 (0)

3 (4.5)

1 (1.3)

21 (16.7)

0

0

Patients with plasma available (n [%])

102 (100)

66 (100)

77 (98.7)

126 (100)

26 (100)

10 (100)

Patients with whole blood available (n [%])

102 (100)

63 (95.5)

66 (84.6)

66 (52.4)

24 (92.3)

2 (20)

  1. Demographic data missing for 1 P. ovale patient; parasitemia missing for 1 P. knowlesi patient.
  2. PCR polymerase chain reaction, IQR interquartile-range.
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