Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics
Characteristic | (N = 244) |
|---|---|
Male | 131 (53.7%) |
Age, median months (range) | 31.3 (6.0-62.0) |
Weight, median kg (range) | 11.7 (6.0-23.0) |
   Number of children weighing 5-<15 kg | 190 (77.9%) |
   Number of children weighing 15-<25 kg | 54 (22.1%) |
Asexual parasitaemia, geometric mean parasite/μl (range), | 19054 (400-240000) |
Number of patients with parasite density ≥ 2000/μl | 216 (88.5%) |
Temperature, °C, mean | 38.0 |
Gametocyte carriage | 8 (3.3%) |
Vomiting on day 0 | 89 (36.5%) |