| |
|
Boys |
Girls |
| |
|
B and A |
A- |
Without A- |
A/A- and B/A- |
A-/A- |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) |
Mean |
7.8 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
| 95 CI Mean |
7.3-8.4 |
6.3-8.3 |
7.3-8.5 |
6.5-8.4 |
5.9-9.5 |
| Median |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
| Range |
3.4-16.8 |
2.8-12.8 |
3.2-16.9 |
3.5-13.8 |
5.4-14 |
| Anemia [n (%)] |
Normal |
11 (14%) |
2 (10%) |
3 (5%) |
1 (4%) |
1(10%) |
| Mild |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
5 (9%) |
2 (9%) |
0 (0%) |
| Moderate |
32 (39%) |
8 (38%) |
26 (44%) |
9 (39%) |
4 (40%) |
| Severe |
38 (47%) |
11 (52%) |
25 (42%) |
11 (48%) |
5(50%) |
| Anemia type [n (%)]* |
NN |
12 (15%) |
5 (24%) |
9 (15%) |
2 (9%) |
1 (10%) |
| NH |
12(15%) |
0 (0%) |
11 (19%) |
3 (13%) |
1 (10%) |
| MH |
57 (70%) |
16 (76%) |
39 (66%) |
18 (78%) |
8 (80%) |
| Membrane mucous coloration [n (%)] |
Normal |
56 (70%) |
14 (67%) |
40 (68%) |
15 (65%) |
5 (56%) |
| Discolored |
24 (30%) |
7 (33%) |
19(32%) |
8 (35%) |
4 (44%) |
| Jaundice [n (%)]** |
No |
81 (100%) |
18 (86%) |
55 (93%) |
23 (100%) |
6 (60%) |
| Yes |
0 (0%) |
3 (14%) |
4 (7%) |
0 (0%) |
4 (40%) |
| Underweight (WAZ) [n (%)] |
Normal |
49 (65%) |
12 (60%) |
39 (75%) |
16 (72%) |
5 (56%) |
| Moderate |
7 (9%) |
4 (20%) |
5 (10%) |
3 (14%) |
4 (44%) |
| Severe |
20 (26%) |
4 (20%) |
8 (15%) |
3 (14%) |
0 (0%) |
| Malaria Diagnosis [n (%)] |
No |
52 (64%) |
14 (67%) |
41 (69%) |
14 (61%) |
8 (80%) |
| Yes |
29 (36%) |
7 (33%) |
18 (31%) |
9 (39%) |
2 (20%) |
*NN normocytic normochromic, NH normocytic hypochromic, MH microcytic hypochromic
**Significant differences for boys (Exact test, p= 0.008) and for girls (Exact test, p=0.028) |
