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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Prediction of malaria positivity using patients’ demographic and environmental features and clinical symptoms to complement parasitological confirmation before treatment

Predictor

No (N = 132)

Yes (N = 28)

Total (N = 160)

p-value

Age (years)

   

0.025*

Median (Range)

42.000 (21.000, 72.000)

30.000 (23.000, 63.000)

41.000 (21.000, 72.000)

 

Sex

   

1.000†

Female

111 (84.1%)

24 (85.7%)

135 (84.4%)

 

Male

21 (15.9%)

4 (14.3%)

25 (15.6%)

 

Body Weight (Kg)

   

< 0.001*

Median (Range)

59.000 (48.000, 86.000)

64.100 (49.900, 87.900)

59.650 (48.000, 87.900)

 

Height(m)

   

0.030*

Median (Range)

1.690 (1.390, 1.820)

1.700 (1.580, 1.840)

1.700 (1.390, 1.840)

 

Body Mass Index (Kg/M2)

   

0.033*

Median (Range)

21.080 (16.230, 29.070)

21.910 (18.550, 28.000)

21.135 (16.230, 29.070)

 

Body Temperature (°C)

   

0.949*

Median (Range)

36.800 (34.000, 39.100)

36.750 (36.000, 39.000)

36.800 (34.000, 39.100)

 

Fever

   

0.004†

No

100 (75.8%)

13 (46.4%)

113 (70.6%)

 

Yes

32 (24.2%)

15 (53.6%)

47 (29.4%)

 

Diarrhea

   

0.780†

No

127 (96.2%)

26 (92.9%)

153 (95.6%)

 

Yes

5 (3.8%)

2 (7.1%)

7 (4.4%)

 

Vomiting

   

0.195†

No

125 (94.7%)

24 (85.7%)

149 (93.1%)

 

Yes

7 (5.3%)

4 (14.3%)

11 (6.9%)

 

Headache

   

0.003†

No

94 (71.2%)

11 (39.3%)

105 (65.6%)

 

Yes

38 (28.8%)

17 (60.7%)

55 (34.4%)

 

Cough

   

1.000†

No

116 (87.9%)

24 (85.7%)

140 (87.5%)

 

Yes

16 (12.1%)

4 (14.3%)

20 (12.5%)

 

Sore Throat

   

0.654†

No

127 (96.2%)

28 (100.0%)

155 (96.9%)

 

Yes

5 (3.8%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (3.1%)

 

Dizziness

   

0.286†

No

130 (98.5%)

26 (92.9%)

156 (97.5%)

 

Yes

2 (1.5%)

2 (7.1%)

4 (2.5%)

 

Muscle Pain

   

0.375†

No

107 (81.1%)

20 (71.4%)

127 (79.4%)

 

Yes

25 (18.9%)

8 (28.6%)

33 (20.6%)

 

Stagnant Water at Home

   

0.239†

No

89 (67.4%)

15 (53.6%)

104 (65.0%)

 

Yes

43 (32.6%)

13 (46.4%)

56 (35.0%)

 

Stagnant Water in the Workplace

   

0.039†

No

103 (78.0%)

16 (57.1%)

119 (74.4%)

 

Yes

29 (22.0%)

12 (42.9%)

41 (25.6%)

 

Bushes in Surroundings

   

0.003†

No

86 (65.2%)

9 (32.1%)

95 (59.4%)

 

Yes

46 (34.8%)

19 (67.9%)

65 (40.6%)

 

Use of Mosquito Repellent

   

0.345†

No

55 (41.7%)

15 (53.6%)

70 (43.8%)

 

Yes

77 (58.3%)

13 (46.4%)

90 (56.2%)

 
  1. *Wilcoxon test; † Pearson’s chi-square test with Yate’s correction was used for categorical variable