|
Characteristic
|
Total (N = 175)
|
Ecological zone
|
p-value
|
|---|
| | |
Savannah n = 56
|
Forest n = 78
|
Coastal n = 41
| |
|---|
|
Male/Female
|
85/90
|
30/26
|
39/39
|
16/25
|
0.346
|
|
Median age in months (range)
|
32 (6 – 59)
|
35 (9 – 55)
|
33 (6 – 59)
|
24 (7 – 59)
|
0.077
|
|
Mean axillary temperature in°C (95% CI)
|
38.0 (37.5, 38.4)
|
38.0 (37.7, 38.2)
|
38.5 (38.3, 38.7)
|
37.0 (35.1, 38.9)
|
0.039
|
|
GM Parasite count/μl a (range)
|
35009 (1240, 233608)
|
22775 (1240, 198440)
|
40983 (1423, 197080)
|
46669 (6647, 233608)
|
0.115
|
|
Mean Haemoglobin level in g/dl (95% CI)
|
10.0 (9.2, 10.7)
|
9.4 (8.9, 9.9)
|
10.3 (8.7, 12.0)
|
10.1 (9.6, 10.5)
|
0.557
|
- a Geometric mean parasite count.
