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Table 1 Description of the children included

From: Paracetamol versus placebo in treatment of non-severe malaria in children in Guinea-Bissau: a randomized controlled trial

Treatment group

Paracetamol

Placebo

Males/females

91/76

85/86

Age (months)a

62 (3 - 169)

61 (8 - 190)

Weight (kg)a

16 (8 - 48)

15 (8 - 43)

Dosage of chloroquinea,b

27 (20 - 36)

27 (15 - 33)

Parasitaemia on inclusionc

554 (130 - 1186)

643 (191 - 1132)

  1. a) Median (range in brackets)
  2. b) Mg per kg bodyweight
  3. c) Number of parasites per 200 leucocytes. Median with 25% - 75% percentiles