Table 4 Prevalence of early,... | American Society of Hematology

Table 4

Prevalence of early, intermediate, and mature gametocytes in bone marrow according to demographic and clinical parameters

	Early		Intermediate		Mature
	n (%)	P	n (%)	P	n (%)	P
Age (months)
≤20 (n = 80)	76 (95)	1.000	61 (76)	.196	35 (44)	.037
>20 (n = 56)	53 (95)	1.000	48 (86)	.196	35 (63)	.037
Sex
Male (n = 77)	73 (95)	1.000	61 (79)	.830	39 (51)	.864
Female (n = 59)	56 (95)	1.000	48 (81)	.830	31 (53)	.864
Fever
No (n = 57)	52 (91)	.130	42 (74)	.130	26 (46)	.298
Yes (n = 79)	77 (97)	.130	67 (85)	.130	44 (56)	.298
CRP*
Low (n = 68)	64 (94)	.682	51 (75)	.080	26 (38)	.003
High (n = 63)	61 (97)	.682	55 (87)	.080	41 (65)	.003
Severe anemia
No (n = 74)	71 (96)	.702	59 (80)	1.000	24 (32)	<.001
Yes (n = 62)	58 (94)	.702	50 (81)	1.000	46 (74)	<.001
EPO†
Low (n = 73)	70 (96)	1.000	60 (82)	.824	31 (42)	.024
High (n = 59)	56 (95)	1.000	47 (80)	.824	37 (63)	.024
Asexual parasitemia (BM)‡
Submic (n = 81)	76 (94)	1.000	62 (77)	.173	29 (36)	<.001
Patent (n = 46)	44 (96)	1.000	40 (87)	.173	35 (76)	<.001
Hemozoin
No (n = 56)	52 (93)	.686	43 (77)	.472	16 (29)	<.001
Yes (n = 47)	45 (96)	.686	39 (83)	.472	33 (70)	<.001
Dyserythropoiesis
No (n = 33)	30 (91)	.373	25 (76)	.422	7 (21)	<.001
Yes (n = 73)	70 (96)	.373	61 (84)	.422	45 (62)	<.001

	Early		Intermediate		Mature
	n (%)	P	n (%)	P	n (%)	P
Age (months)
≤20 (n = 80)	76 (95)	1.000	61 (76)	.196	35 (44)	.037
>20 (n = 56)	53 (95)	1.000	48 (86)	.196	35 (63)	.037
Sex
Male (n = 77)	73 (95)	1.000	61 (79)	.830	39 (51)	.864
Female (n = 59)	56 (95)	1.000	48 (81)	.830	31 (53)	.864
Fever
No (n = 57)	52 (91)	.130	42 (74)	.130	26 (46)	.298
Yes (n = 79)	77 (97)	.130	67 (85)	.130	44 (56)	.298
CRP*
Low (n = 68)	64 (94)	.682	51 (75)	.080	26 (38)	.003
High (n = 63)	61 (97)	.682	55 (87)	.080	41 (65)	.003
Severe anemia
No (n = 74)	71 (96)	.702	59 (80)	1.000	24 (32)	<.001
Yes (n = 62)	58 (94)	.702	50 (81)	1.000	46 (74)	<.001
EPO†
Low (n = 73)	70 (96)	1.000	60 (82)	.824	31 (42)	.024
High (n = 59)	56 (95)	1.000	47 (80)	.824	37 (63)	.024
Asexual parasitemia (BM)‡
Submic (n = 81)	76 (94)	1.000	62 (77)	.173	29 (36)	<.001
Patent (n = 46)	44 (96)	1.000	40 (87)	.173	35 (76)	<.001
Hemozoin
No (n = 56)	52 (93)	.686	43 (77)	.472	16 (29)	<.001
Yes (n = 47)	45 (96)	.686	39 (83)	.472	33 (70)	<.001
Dyserythropoiesis
No (n = 33)	30 (91)	.373	25 (76)	.422	7 (21)	<.001
Yes (n = 73)	70 (96)	.373	61 (84)	.422	45 (62)	<.001

P values are from Fisher test.

Submic, submicroscopic infections.

Median: 7.44 mg/dL.

Median: 88.65 U/L.

Submicroscopic if parasites were detected only by qPCR.