Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the three epidemiological groups
From: Repeated clinical malaria episodes are associated with modification of the immune system in children
| Â | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Town | Ngerenya | Junju | Â | Â |
Group | Malaria-naïve | Low | High |  |
n | 27 | 21 | 21 | Â |
Number of clinical episodes (median [IQR]) | 0 [0, 0] | 2 [1, 2] | 12 [9, 14] | < 0.001 |
Age (mean (sd)) | 8.8 (1.1) | 8.8 (0.3) | 8.9 (0.3) | 0.9 |
Sex = M (%) | 12 (44.4) | 14 (66.7) | 9 (42.9) | 0.2 |
Exposure index (median [IQR]) | 0 [0, 0.02] | 0.43 [0.15, 0.57] | 0.77 [0.54, 0.81] | < 0.001 |
Days since last episode (median [IQR]) | n/a | 490 [380, 1254] | 167 [127, 259] | < 0.001 |
Stool microscopy (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.4 |
 Ascaris lumbricoides | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) |  |
 Hook worm | 1 (3.7) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Trichuris trichiura | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 No parasites detected | 24 (88.9) | 20 (95.2) | 19 (90.5) |  |