Table 1 |
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Overall baseline characteristics and immediate therapeutic response of the children enrolled into the study, and by year of enrolment |
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| Year |
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| 2000 |
2004 |
2006 |
2000–2006 |
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| Enrolled |
N |
105 |
390 |
120 |
615 |
| Gender |
F/M |
53/52 |
195/195 |
70/50 |
318/297 |
| Age (years) |
Mean |
5.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
| SD |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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| Weight (kg) |
Mean |
15.6 |
18.1 |
18.6 |
17.8 |
| SD |
4.9 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
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| Packed cell volume (%) |
Mean |
29.8 |
30 |
31.2 |
30.3 |
| SD |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
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| Duration of illness (days) |
Mean |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| SD |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
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| Temperature (°C) |
Mean |
38.2 |
38.2 |
38.1 |
38.1 |
| SD |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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| Asexual parasitaemia (/μL) |
GM |
21,261 |
21,468 |
68,839* |
26,908 |
| Gametocytaemia (/μL) |
GM |
13 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
| Parasite clearance time (days) |
Mean |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
| SD |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
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| Fever clearance time (days) |
Mean |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| SD |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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*P = < 0.0001 SD, standard deviation; GM, geometric mean. |
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Sowunmi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:169 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-169 |
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