From: Cytokine profiles amongst Sudanese patients with visceral leishmaniasis and malaria co-infections
Characteristics | Patient group | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |  |
Subjects ( n ) | 29 | 21 | 15 | 65 | Â |
Male / Female ( n ) | 20/8a | 11/9b | 9/6 | 40/23c | 0.5 |
Age (years) | 19 (9-29)d | 8 (7-26) | 16 (9-21) | 15 (8-24)e | 0.2 |
Hb level ( g / dL) | 9.6 (7.1-12.4) | 10.3 (9.1-11.2) | 9.9 (7.5-11.5) | 10.0 (8.4-11.4) | 0.8 |
WBC count /mm 3 | 5650 (4925-6900)f | 6800 (5900-8000)g | 5400 (4250-7150)h | 6050 (4950-7400)i | 0.2 |
DAT titer | 25600 (6400-102400) | NA | 12800 (6400-102400) | 19200 (6400-102400) | 0.9†|
P.f . parasitaemia (parasites/μL) | NA | 825 (355-2325)j | 53 (38-585)k | 370 (51-1113)l | 0.005‡ |