Parameters | NSCP (n = 165) | SCP (n = 71) | χ2 | P value (< 0.05) | ||||
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n | % | Mean ± SD | n | % | Mean ± SD | |||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 105 | 63.6 | Â | 53 | 74.6 | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 60 | 36.4 | Â | 18 | 25.4 | Â | Â | Â |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nigerian | 110 | 66.7 | Â | 42 | 59.2 | Â | Â | Â |
Non-Nigerian | 55 | 33.3 | Â | 29 | 40.8 | Â | Â | Â |
Age in years |  |  | 42.4 ± 17.2 |  |  | 52.3 ± 16.9 |  |  |
3–23 | 17 | 10.3 |  | 1 | 1.4 |  |  |  |
24–44 | 82 | 49.7 |  | 25 | 35.2 |  |  |  |
45–65 | 53 | 32.1 |  | 27 | 38.0 |  |  |  |
66–86 | 13 | 7.9 |  | 18 | 25.4 |  |  |  |
Presence of comorbid disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 33 | 20.0 | Â | 37 | 52.1 | Â | 23.0208 | 0.000 |
No | 132 | 80.0 | Â | 34 | 47.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Number of comorbid diseases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 132 | 80.0 | Â | 34 | 47.9 | Â | Â | Â |
One | 22 | 13.3 | Â | 20 | 28.2 | Â | Â | Â |
Two or more | 11 | 6.7 | Â | 17 | 23.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Common comorbidities | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diabetes | 10 | 6.0 | Â | 11 | 15.5 | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension | 21 | 12.7 | Â | 27 | 38.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Asthma | 7 | 4.2 | Â | 2 | 2.8 | Â | Â | Â |
Mortality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 0 | 0 | Â | 6 | 8.5 | Â | 11.100 | 0.000 |
No | 165 | 100 | Â | 65 | 91.5 | Â | Â | Â |
Comorbidities associated with mortality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diabetes and Hypertension | 0 | 0 | Â | 3 | 50 | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension and ischemic heart disease | 0 | 0 | Â | 1 | 66.7 | Â | Â | Â |
Asthma | 0 | 0 | Â | 1 | 16.7 | Â | Â | Â |
Morbid obesity | 0 | 0 | Â | 1 | 16.7 | Â | Â | Â |
Malaria parasite | n = 73 |  |  | n = 50 |  |  |  |  |
Positive | 1 | 1.4 | Â | 3 | 6.0 | Â | 0.8181 | 0.183 |
Negative | 72 | 98.6 | Â | 47 | 94.0 | Â | Â | Â |