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Table 1 Demographic data and parasitological indexes of the study population

From: Genetic polymorphism of merozoite surface protein 2 and prevalence of K76T pfcrt mutation in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Congolese children with asymptomatic infections

Parameters

Values

Mean age (year)

4.4 ± 2.5

Age range

1-9

Sex ratio (M/F)

1.1 (168/146)

Mean axillary temperature (°C)

36.5 ± 0.3

Axillary temperature range (°C)

36-37.4

Mean hematocrit (g/dl)

10.0

Hb ≥ 12.0 g/dl n(%)

73 (23.3%)

Hb 7.0 g/dl -11.9 g/dl n(%)

226 (72.2%)

Hb < 7.0 g/dl n(%)

4 (1.3%)

Hb not determined

10 (3.2%)

HbAA, n(%)

255 (81.5%)

HbAS, n(%)

58 (18.5%)

HbSS, n(%)

0

P. falciparum prevalence, n(%)

 

Microscopy

27 (8.6%)

PCR

51 (16.0%)

Geometric mean parasite density (p/μl)

3,421

Parasite density range (p/μl)

62-16,090

Mean MOI

1.3

MOI-range

1-3

pfcrt K76T prevalence n(%)*

 

Wild type

4 (8%)

Mutant type

47 (92%)

Number of individuals

313

  1. * Prevalence determined among PCR positive samples