Table 1 Serum uric acid, ascorbic acid, iron, albumin, transferrin, TIBC, Ca, and Mg levels in malaria-infected children and controls

Age (years)

6.01 ± 4.46

7.52 ± 3.72

1.63

0.110

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.57 ± 1.64

4.30 ± 0.70

4.80

0.001*

Ascorbic acid (mg/dl)

0.196 ± 0.05

0.774 ± 0.05

12.24

0.001*

Iron (μg/dl)

63.94 ± 28.04

117.53 ± 10.57

10.03

0.000*

Albumin (g/dl)

3.67 ± 0.73

3.87 ± 0.50

1.319

0.191*

Transferrin (mg/dl)

127.70 ± 56.07

235.23 ± 21.06

10.07

0.000*

TIBC (μg/dl)

191.62 ± 84.20

352.80 ± 31.71

10.05

0.000*

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.08 ± 0.37

2.18 ± 0.23

1.33

0.187

Magnesium (mmol/l)

3.55 ± 1.19

2.06 ± 0.45

6.57

0.000*