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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients in the training and test sets

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

Predictor

Training (N = 160)

Test (N = 40)

Total (N = 200)

p-value

Response

   

1.000†

No

132 (8.5%)

33 (82.5%)

165 (82.5%)

 

Yes

28 (17.5%)

7 (17.5%)

35 (17.5%)

 

Age (years)

   

0.342*

Median (Range)

41.000 (21.000, 72.000)

38.500 (18.000, 64.000)

41.000 (18.000, 72.000)

 

Sex

   

1.000†

Female

135 (84.4%)

34 (85.0%)

169 (84.5%)

 

Male

25 (15.6%)

6 (15.0%)

31 (15.5%)

 

Body Weight(Kg)

   

0.526*

Median (Range)

59.650 (48.000, 87.900)

58.300 (42.200, 76.100)

59.000 (42.200, 87.900)

 

Height(m)

   

0.281*

Median (Range)

1.700 (1.390, 1.840)

1.675 (1.510, 1.800)

1.700 (1.390, 1.840)

 

Body Mass Index(Kg/M2)

   

0.893*

Median (Range)

21.135 (16.230, 29.070)

21.330 (14.600, 28.130)

21.150 (14.600, 29.070)

 

Body Temperature(°C)

   

0.874*

Median (Range)

36.800 (34.000, 39.100)

36.500 (35.700, 38.500)

36.800 (34.000, 39.100)

 

Fever

   

0.969†

No

113 (70.6%)

29 (72.5%)

142 (71.0%)

 

Yes

47 (29.4%)

11 (27.5%)

58 (29.0%)

 

Diarrhea

   

0.928†

No

153 (95.6%)

39 (97.5%)

192 (96.0%)

 

Yes

7 (4.4%)

1 (2.5%)

8 (4.0%)

 

Vomiting

   

1.000†

No

149 (93.1%)

37 (92.5%)

186 (93.0%)

 

Yes

11 (6.9%)

3 (7.5%)

14 (7.0%)

 

Headache

   

0.287†

No

105 (65.6%)

22 (55.0%)

127 (63.5%)

 

Yes

55 (34.4%)

18 (45.0%)

73 (36.5%)

 

Cough

   

0.283†

No

140 (87.5%)

38 (95.0%)

178 (89.0%)

 

Yes

20 (12.5%)

2 (5.0%)

22 (11.0%)

 

Sore Throat

   

0.417†

No

155 (96.9%)

37 (92.5%)

192 (96.0%)

 

Yes

5 (3.1%)

3 (7.5%)

8 (4.0%)

 

Dizziness

   

1.000†

No

156 (97.5%)

39 (97.5%)

195 (97.5%)

 

Yes

4 (2.5%)

1 (2.5%)

5 (2.5%)

 

Muscle Pain

   

0.468†

No

127 (79.4%)

29 (72.5%)

156 (78.0%)

 

Yes

33 (20.6%)

11 (27.5%)

44 (22.0%)

 

Stagnant Water at Home

  

0.911†

No

104 (65.0%)

27 (67.5%)

131 (65.5%)

 

Yes

56 (35.0%)

13 (32.5%)

69 (34.5%)

 

Stagnant Water in the Workplace

  

0.108†

No

119 (74.4%)

24 (60.0%)

143 (71.5%)

 

Yes

41 (25.6%)

16 (40.0%)

57 (28.5%)

 

Bushes In Surroundings

   

0.638†

No

95 (59.4%)

26 (65.0%)

121 (60.5%)

 

Yes

65 (40.6%)

14 (35.0%)

79 (39.5%)

 

Mosquito Repellent usage

   

0.803†

No

70 (43.8%)

16 (40.0%)

86 (43.0%)

 

Yes

90 (56 2%)

24 (60.0%)

114 (57.0%)

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