Table 2 Summary of meta-analysis results.

From: Increased interleukin-6 levels associated with malaria infection and disease severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparison

P value

WMD (pg/mL)

95% CI (pg/mL)

I2

Number of studies for estimation

Severe vs non-severe

0.04

96.63

0.88–19.38

99.9

13

Uncomplicated vs controls

 < 0.001

42.86

30.17–55.56

100

17

Uncomplicated vs asymptomatic

0.063

42.07

− 2.23–86.37

99.1

8

Asymptomatic vs healthy controls

0.45

1.67

− 2.73–6.07

98.1

2

Died vs survived

0.007

1399.19

384.16–2414.2

93.1

4

  1. WMD weighted mean difference, CI confidence interval.