|
Age, median (Range), months
|
52 (8 – 110)
|
52 (8 – 110)
|
51 (10–105)
|
ND
|
|
Age, mean ± SEM, months
|
56.7 ± 1.4
|
57.3 ± 1.7
|
55.6 ± 2.5
|
0.59
|
|
Age group, n (%)
| | | | |
|
6 – 24
|
14 (5)
|
8 (4.4)
|
6 (6.2)
|
0.54
|
|
25 – 59
|
152 (54.5)
|
101 (55.5)
|
51 (52.6)
|
0.69
|
|
60 and above
|
113 (40.5)
|
73 (40.1)
|
40 (41.2)
|
0.86
|
|
Gender
| | | | |
|
Male, n (%)
|
167 (59.9)
|
113 (62.1)
|
54 (55.7)
|
0.29
|
|
Geometric mean parasite density (95 % CI), parasites/uL
|
5470 (2,170 – 7,770)
|
10,200 (5,300 – 15,100)
|
1,690 (1340 – 2040)
|
<0.001
|
|
Hyperparasitaemia
| | | | |
|
(parasitaemia > 250,000/uL), n (%) High parasite density
|
2 (0.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
0 (0)
|
ND
|
|
(parasitaemia >10,000/uL), n (%)
|
62 (22.2)
|
62 (33.2)
|
0 (0)
|
ND
|
|
Axillary body temperature, mean ± SEM, °C
|
37.1 ± 0.04
|
37.2 ± 0.05
|
36.8 ± 0.03
|
<0.0001
|
|
Hyperpyrexia (> 40 °C), n (%)
|
5 (1.8)
|
5 (2.7)
|
0 (0)
|
ND
|
|
Hb, mean ± SEM (range), g/dl
|
11.6 ± 0.1 (4.2 – 14.1)
|
11.3 ± 0.2 (4.2 – 13.4)
|
12.2 ± 0.1 (10.2 – 14.1)
|
<0.001
|
|
Anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dl), n (%)
|
49 (17.6)
|
37 (20.3)
|
12 (12.4)
|
ND
|
|
Severe anaemia, (Hb < 6 g/dl), n (%)
|
15 (5.4)
|
15 (8.2)
|
0 (0)
| |
|
Indices of malnutrition, n (%)
| | | | |
|
WAZ (n = 224)
| | |
14 (16.9)
| |
|
< −2 SD
|
50 (22.3)
|
36 (25.5)
|
68 (81.9)
| |
|
−2 – to 2 SD
|
171 (76.3)
|
103 (73.0)
|
1 (1.2)
|
0.14
|
|
>2 SD
|
3 (1.4)
|
2 (1.5)
| | |
|
HAZ (n = 239)
| | |
11 (13.3)
| |
|
< −2 SD
|
57 (23.8)
|
46 (29.5)
|
70 (84.3)
|
0.006
|
|
−2 – to 2 SD
|
176 (73.6)
|
106 (67.9)
|
2 (2.4)
| |
|
>2 SD
|
6 (2.6)
|
4 (2.6)
|
1 (1.2)
| |
|
WHZ (n = 215)
| | | | |
|
< −2 SD
|
8 (3.7)
|
7 (5.3)
|
79 (96.3)
|
0.001
|
|
−2 – to 2 SD
|
204 (94.9)
|
125 (94.0)
|
2 (2.5)
| |
|
>2 SD
|
3 (1.4)
|
1 (0.7)
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