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Table 2 Temperature of the children measured in the axil (median with 25% and 75% percentiles in brackets)

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

 

Paracetamol group

Placebo group

 

On inclusion

37.6 (36.7 - 39.0)

37.8 (36.7 - 38.9)

P = 0.6

Day 0 evening

36.8 (36.2 - 37.6)

37.2 (36.6 - 38.3)

P = 0.01

Day 1 morning

36.5 (36.0 - 36.9)

36.4 (36.0 - 36.9)

P = 0.8

Day 1 evening

36.1 (35.7 - 36.7)

36.2 (35.8 - 36.7)

P = 0.4

Day 2 morning

36.4 (36.0 - 36.7)

36.3 (35.8 - 36.7)

P = 0.2

Day 2 evening

35.9 (35.5 - 36.3)

36.0 (35.6 - 36.3)

P = 0.3

Day 3 evening

35.9 (35.5 - 36.2)

35.9 (35.4 - 36.1)

P = 0.5

  1. A significant difference in temperature was only found in the evening of the day of inclusion (Mann-Whitney test).
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