| Severe malaria | Retinal whitening | Chi-square | p-value | ||
| Type | Frequency | Present n = 23 | Absent n = 107 | ||
| Multiple convulsion |
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| Yes | 61 (100.0) | 16 (26.2) | 45 (73.8) | 5.752 | 0.016 |
| No | 69 (100.0) | 7 (10.1) | 62 (89.9) |
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| Severe anaemia |
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| Yes | 76 (100.0) | 16 (21.1) | 60 (78.9) | 1.419 | 0.234 |
| No | 54 (100.0) | 7 (13.0) | 47 (87.0) |
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| Cerebral malaria |
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| Yes | 32 (100.0) | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.2) | 19.737 | 0.001 |
| No | 98 (100.0) | 9 (9.2) | 89 (90.8) |
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| Prostration |
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| Yes | 50 (100.0) | 8 (16.0) | 42 (84.0) | 0.160 | 0.815 |
| No | 80 (100.0) | 15 (18.8) | 65 (81.2) |
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| Haemoglobinuria |
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| Yes | 24 (100.0) | 7 (29.2) | 17 (70.8) | 2.661 | 0.103 |
| No | 106 (100.0) | 16 (15.1) | 90 (84.9) |
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| Metabolic acidosis |
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| Yes | 13 (100.0) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 8.035 | 0.005 |
| No | 117 (100.0) | 17 (14.5) | 100 (85.5) |
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| Jaundice |
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| Yes | 12 (100.0) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 0.100 | 0.922 |
| No | 118 (100.0) | 21 (17.8) | 97 (82.2) |
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| Hypoglycaemia |
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| Yes | 9 (100.0) | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 4.752 | 0.052 |
| No | 121 (100.0) | 19 (15.7) | 102 (84.3) |
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