Table 1 |
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Clinical features at baseline of children suffering from acute uncomplicated malaria by body weight group (ITT population) |
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| Characteristic |
BWG1 |
BWG2 |
BWG3 |
TOTAL |
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| Number enrolled and treated (ITT) |
50 |
37 |
16 |
103 |
| Sex (M: F) |
21:29 |
21:16 |
8:8 |
50:53 |
| Age (years) |
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| Mean ± SD |
1.3 ± 0.56 |
3.4 ± 1.3 |
6.5 ± 1.76 |
2.8 ± 2.13 |
| Range |
0.2 – 3.1 |
0.9 – 6.8 |
4.0 – 9.9 |
0.2 – 9.9 |
| Non-Immune (n) |
15 |
- |
- |
15 |
| Weight (kg) |
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| Mean ± SD |
8.0 ± 1.05 |
12.3 ± 1.52 |
18.7 ± 1.87 |
11.2 ± 4.0 |
| Range |
5.1 – 9.6 |
10 – 14.5 |
15.5 – 22 |
5.1 – 22 |
| Parasite density (/μL) |
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| Mean ± SD |
21,286 ± 19,900 |
32,668 ± 27,400 |
27,656 ± 26,074 |
26,364 ± 24,135 |
| Range |
2,927–95,546 |
2,112–106,425 |
2,332–104,919 |
2,112–106,426 |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Mean ± SD |
38.9 ± 0.80 |
38.8 ± 0.86 |
39.0 ± 0.64 |
38.9 ± 0.80 |
| Range |
37.6 – 40.8 |
37.6 – 40.3 |
37.9 – 39.8 |
37.6 – 40.8 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) |
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| Mean ± SD |
90.2 ± 14.73 |
92.7 ± 16.41 |
103.4 ± 15.87 |
93.3 ± 16.04 |
| Haematocrit (%) |
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| Mean ± SD |
27.9 ± 4.12 |
28.6 ± 4.17 |
30.9 ± 4.77 |
28.6 ± 4.33 |
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Falade et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:246 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-246 |
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