| Case group (n = 100) | Control group (n = 100) | Test | P | |
Age (months) | 34.2 ± 11.5 | 36.1 ± 13.4 | 1.07 | 0.28 | |
Sex | Males Females | 58 (58%) 42 (42%) | 53 (53%) 47 (47%) | 0.51 | 0.47 |
Residence | Rural Urban | 72 (72%) 28 (28%) | 66 (66%) 34 (34%) | 0.84 | 0.36 |
Temperature (˚C) | 38.12 ± 0.67 | 37.1 ± 0.22 | 14.5 | <0.001* | |
Heart rate (beat/min) | 123.6 ± 18.3 | 107.4 ± 12.5 | 7.3 | <0.001* | |
Respiratory rate (cycle/min) | 43.65 ± 13.8 | 27.89 ± 4.66 | 10.8 | <0.001* | |
Total leukocytes | 11.71 ± 2.40 | 7.45 ± 2.02 | 13.5 | <0.001* | |
Neutrophils count | 6.35 ± 2.51 | 4.83 ± 1.23 | 5.43 | <0.001* | |
Lymphocytes count | 4.87 ± 1.25 | 3.12 ± 1.47 | 4.34 | <0.001* | |
C-reactive protein | 12 (4.5 - 18) | 2 (1 - 3) | 11.1 | <0.001* |