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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients.

From: Prevalence of resistance associated polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from southern Pakistan

 

All

(n = 244)

Karachi

(n = 182)

Sindh

(n = 52)

Baluchistan

(n = 10)

Age *

    

≤5 years

35 (0.14)

16 (0.09)

17 (0.33)

2 (0.20)

6-15 years

39 (0.16)

26 (0.14)

12 (0.23)

1 (0.10)

>15 years

170 (0.70)

140 (0.77)

23 (0.44)

7 (0.70)

Sex*

    

Male

173 (0.71)

137 (0.75)

31 (0.60)

5 (0.50)

Female

71 (0.29)

45 (0.25)

21 (0.40)

5 (0.50)

Parasite density § (parasites/μl)

11100 (80-540000)

12720 (80-540000)

7480 (80-126000)

66160 (240-230220)

Gametocyte carriage

96 (0.45)

69 (0.43)

23 (0.48)

4 (0.45)

  1. * Number of patients are presented with proportions in brackets
  2. § Parasite densities were available form 216 patients. Median data are presented with range in brackets.