Characteristics | Glycemic status | p-value | ||||
Normal blood glucose | Severe hypoglycemia | Moderate hypoglycemia | Moderate hyperglycemia | Severe hyperglycemia | ||
Mean age (month) ± SD* (range) | 66.78 ± 40.45 (5 - 168) | 47.00 ± 28.87 (22 - 72) | 24.60 ± 7.04 (15 - 36) | 104.18 ± 49.27 (36 - 180) | 85.75 ± 33.59 (39 - 120) | <0.00001S |
Gender n (%) F M |
56 (49.12) 58 (50.88) |
2 (50.00) 2 (50.00) |
10 (100.00) 0 (0.00) |
10 (45.45) 12 (54.55) |
0 (0.00) 8 (100.00) | 0.001S |
Signs of Severity n (%) Multiple seizures Prostration Coma Severe anemia |
72 (63.16) 50 (43.86) 38 (33.33) 66 (57.89) |
4 (100.00) 2 (50.00) 2 (50.00) 4 (100.00) |
10 (100.00) 6 (60.00) 4 (40.00) 8 (80.00) |
16 (72.73) 10 (45.45) 6 (27.27) 14 (63.64) |
6 (75.00) 4 (50.00) 2 (25.00) 4 (50.00) |
0.08NS 0.8NS 0.8NS 0.3NS |
Nutritional status Normal Moderate acute malnutrition Severe acute malnutrition |
96 (90.57) 10 (9.43) 0 (0.00) |
4 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) |
8 (80.00) 0 (0.00) 2 (20.00) |
12 (66.67) 6 (33.33) 0 (0.00) |
4 (50.00) 4 (50.00) 0 (0.00) | 0 |
Median parasitic density; (IQR**) | 9080; (440 - 19,968) | 22,5100; (15,200 - 435,000) | 17,200; (10,680 - 48,000) | 4655; (662 - 51,500) | 1000; (600 - 1,0160) | 0.06NS |
Median duration of in-patient stay ± SD* (hour) | 94.57 ± 51.22 (11 - 120) | 72 ± 0 | 128 ± 86.75 (72 - 240) | 100.80 ± 64.02 (24 - 240) | 102 ± 42.06 (72 - 168) | 0.9NS |
Case fatality n (%) | 6/114 (5.26) | 2/4 (50.00) | 4/106 (40.00) | 0/22 (0.00) | 0/8 (0.00) | 0 |