Table 1 Characteristics of controls and eBL cases 0–15 years in the EMBLEM study
Characteristics | Controls, n (column %) | Cases, n (column %) | All, n (column %) |
|---|---|---|---|
Country | |||
 Uganda | 1146 (39.3) | 315 (46.5) | 1461 (40.6) |
 Tanzania | 816 (28.0) | 127 (18.8) | 943 (26.2) |
 Kenya | 958 (32.8) | 235 (34.7) | 1193 (33.2) |
P-value |  | < 0.0001 |  |
Age, years | |||
 0–2 | 193 (6.6) | 65 (9.6) | 258 (7.2) |
 3–5 | 698 (23.9) | 177 (26.1) | 875 (24.3) |
 6–8 | 913 (31.3) | 188 (27.8) | 1101 (30.6) |
 9–11 | 668 (22.9) | 145 (21.4) | 813 (22.6) |
 12–15 | 448 (15.3) | 102 (15.1) | 550 (15.3) |
P-value |  | 0∙03 |  |
Male | 1563 (53.5) | 427 (63.1) | 1990 (55.3) |
P-value |  | < 0.0001 |  |
Malaria resultsa | |||
 Negative | 1569 (54.4) | 480 (74.4) | 2049 (58.0) |
 Positive (Antigens or parasites) | 1318 (45.7) | 165 (25.6) | 1483 (42.0) |
 Missing | 33 | 32 | 65 |
P-value |  | < 0.0001 |  |
Malaria resulta | |||
 Negative | 1564 (54.5) | 478 (74.5) | 2042 (58.2) |
 Recent (Only RDT positive) | 384 (13.4) | 44 (6.9) | 428 (12.2) |
 Current (TFM positive) | 920 (32.1) | 120 (18.7) | 1040 (29.6) |
 Missing | 52 | 35 | 87 |
P-value |  | < 0.0001 |  |
Questionnaire Data | |||
 Available | 2920 (99.5) | 677 (97.1) | 3597 (99.1) |
 Missing | 14 (0.5) | 20 (2.9) | 34 (0.9) |
P-value |  | < 0.0001 |  |