IFNG and malaria: The Mean levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, and NLR were higher in complicated than uncomplicated malaria (266.9 ± 66.3pg/ml vs. 62.5 ± 6.4pg/ml, p < 0.001; 140.3 ± 30.0pg/ml vs. 42.0 ± 9.0pg/ml, p < 0.001; and 32.9 ± 16.2pg/ml vs. 17.8 ± 6.0pg/ml, p < 0.001, respectively); and higher in uncomplicated malaria than healthy children (62.5 ± 6.4pg/ml vs. 40.6 ± 9.1pg/ml, p < 0.001; 42.0 ± 9.0pg/ml vs. 105.7 ± 32.1, p < 0.001; 17.8 ± 6.0pg/ml vs. 18.7 ± 6.2pg/ml, p < 0.001, respectively).