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We calculated the prevalence of specific diseases by G6PD c.202 genotype, the only significant cause of G6PD-deficiency in this area, then estimated the association between genotype and admission with specific conditions using logistic regression.\u00a0 Among neonates, the prevalence of jaundice was higher in both G6PD c.202T heterozygotes (40\/88; 45.5%; P = .004) and homo\/hemizygotes (81\/134; 60.5%; P &amp;lt; .0001) than in wild-type homozygotes (157\/526; 29.9%). Median bilirubin levels also increased across the groups, being highest (239 mmol\/L; interquartile range 96-390 mmol\/L) in G6PD c.202T homo\/hemizygotes. No differences were seen in admission hemoglobin concentrations or the prevalence of anemia or severe anemia by G6PD c.202 genotype. On case control analysis, G6PD heterozygosity was negatively associated with all-cause hospital admission (odds ratio 0.81; 95% confidence interval 0.73-0.90; P &amp;lt; .0001) and, specifically, admission with either pneumonia or Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia; while, conversely, it was positively associated with Gram-positive bacteremia. G6PD c.202T homo\/heterozygosity was positively associated with neonatal jaundice, severe pneumonia, the receipt of a transfusion, and in-patient death. Our study supports the conclusion that G6PD c.202T is a balanced polymorphism in which a selective advantage afforded to heterozygous females against malaria is counterbalanced by increased risks of neonatal jaundice, invasive bacterial infections, and anemia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1182\/bloodadvances.2020003015","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,5]],"date-time":"2020-12-05T05:41:45Z","timestamp":1607146905000},"page":"5942-5950","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1182\/blood.2019cm0000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and susceptibility to childhood diseases in Kilifi, Kenya"],"prefix":"10.1182","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1746-7873","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sophie","family":"Uyoga","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5364-9610","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alex W.","family":"Macharia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carolyne M.","family":"Ndila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5984-7690","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gideon","family":"Nyutu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Shebe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kennedy O.","family":"Awuondo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"},{"name":"Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neema","family":"Mturi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Norbert","family":"Peshu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1000-1771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin","family":"Tsofa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Demography, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)\u2013Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J. 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