Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children upon enrolment for artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), western Kenya 2011

Mean age (months)

36.1 (33.8–38.5)

33.5 (31.1–35.9)

0.11

Male (%)

55

57

0.9

Mean weight (kg)

13.3 (12.8–13.8)

13.0 (12.5–13.4)

0.3

Mean axillary temperature (°C)

37.6 (37.4–37.8)

37.7 (37.5–38.0)

0.35

Mean haemoglobin (g/dL)

9.7 (9.4–10.0)

9.9 (9.7–10.2)

0.28

Geometric mean day 0 parasite density (parasites/ μL) (range)

45,168 (34,506–47,190) (10–148,027)

49,248 (35,188–52,544) (54–166,584)

0.49