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Table 4 Factors associated with development of gametocytaemia on treatment in univariate analysis 1

From: Gametocyte carriage in Plasmodium falciparum-infected travellers

 

Gametocytes on treatment

No gametocytes on treatment

P

N = 102 (15.6%)

N = 551 (84.4%)

Maximum parasitaemia measured (%), median (IQR)

1.0 (0.115-6.325)

0.4 (0.05-2.00)

0.0002*

Duration parasitaemia, days median (IQR)

5 (4-6)

3 (0.05-4)

<0.0001*

Thrombocytopenia proportion

85.3%

75.4%

0.030**

Anaemia proportion

63.7%

31.4%

<0.001**

Severe malaria, n (%)

60 (58.8)

260 (47.2)

0.017**

  1. 1 94 individuals who were gametocytaemic at presentation were excluded from this analysis.
  2. * Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
  3. ** c2 test.