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Table 4 Evolution of biological parameters in the two groups

From: Multicentric assessment of the efficacy and tolerability of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine compared to artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

  DP AL
  D1 D4 D1-D4 p* D1 D4 D1-D4 p*
AST (IU/l)
(SD) 		26.48
(15.17) 		24.79
(12.10) 		1.70
(17.51) 		0.190 29.62
(26.14) 		38.24
(131.0) 		- 8.63
(132.6) 		0.389
ALT (IU/l)
(SD) 		18.91
(12.71) 		19.73
(12.91) 		- 0.82
(13.77) 		0.418 24.20
(37.46) 		34.19
(138.47) 		- 9.99
(140.5) 		0.347
Creatinin (mg/l)
(SD) 		6.81
(2.46) 		6.70
(2.41) 		0.11
(1.52) 		0.317 6.86
(2.45) 		6.51
(2.51) 		0.35
(1.9) 		0.001
Bilirubin (mg/l)
(SD) 		10.49
(7.39) 		6.31
(2.99) 		4.18
(7.42) 		< 0.001 11.19
(8.51) 		6.27
(3.30) 		4.92
(8.57) 		< 0.001
Haemoglobin (g/dl)
(SD) 		10.80
(2.07) 		10.66
(2.18) 		0.14
(1.56) 		0.221 10.75
(2.07) 		10.39
(2.08) 		0.36
(1.48) 		0.001
  1. *paired t test
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