| Severe malaria | Retinal haemorrhage | Chi-square | p-value | ||
| Type | Frequency | Present n = 7 | Absent n = 123 | ||
| Multiple convulsion |
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| Yes | 61 (100.0) | 7 (11.5) | 54 (88.5) | 8.369 | 0.004 |
| No | 69 (100.0) | 0 (00.0) | 69 (100.0) |
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| Severe anaemia |
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| Yes | 76 (100.0) | 4 (5.3) | 72 (94.7) | 0.005 | 0.942 |
| No | 54 (100.0) | 3 (5.6) | 51 (94.4) |
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| Cerebral malaria |
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| Yes | 32 (100.0) | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 22.658 | 0.001 |
| No | 98 (100.0) | 0 (00.0) | 98 (100) |
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| Prostration |
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| Yes | 50 (100.0) | 1 (2.0) | 49 (98.0) | 1.827 | 0.176 |
| No | 80 (100.0) | 6 (7.5) | 74 (92.5) |
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| Haemoglobinuria |
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| Yes | 24 (100.0) | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | 7.354 | 0.022 |
| No | 106 (100.0) | 3 (2.8) | 103 (97.2) |
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| Metabolic acidosis |
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| Yes | 13 (100.0) | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | 2.835 | 0.092 |
| No | 117 (100.0) | 5 (4.3) | 112 (95.7) |
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| Jaundice |
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| Yes | 12 (100.0) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 3.303 | 0.690 |
| No | 118 (100.0) | 5 (4.2) | 113 (95.8) |
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| Hypoglycaemia |
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| Yes | 9 (100.0) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | 0.622 | 0.402 |
| No | 121 (100.0) | 6 (5.0) | 115 (95.0) |
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