Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Sub-microscopic gametocyte carriage in febrile children living in different areas of Gabon
| Â | All | Oyem (CHRO) | Owendo (CSCO) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 304 | n = 151 | n = 153 | Â |
Age, median [IQR], months | 36[21-72] | 24[16-48] | 48[24-84] | < 0.01 |
T°, median [IQR], C | 38[37.1-39.1 | 38.5[37.5-39.5] | 37.7[36.9-38.7] | < 0.01 |
Malaria infection | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Microscopy | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  MPBS** (trophozoïtes), n (%) | 202 (66.4) | 102 (67.5) | 100 (65.3) | 0.9 |
  Trophozoïtes density, median [IQR] P/μL | 26110[3024-111860] | 34480[3854-122675] | 18008[2742-96600] | 0.2 |
  MPBS* (gametocytes) n (%) | 16 (5.3) | 5 (3.3) | 11 (7.2) | 0.12 |
  Gametocytes density, median [IQR] P/μL | 119[23-875] | 119[30-423] | 1053[7-2100] | 0.9 |
Nasba | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Gametocytes n (%) | 139 (45.7) | 79 (52.3) | 60 (39.2) | 0.02 |
  SMG*** n (%) | 124 (40.7) | 74 (49.0) | 50 (32.6) | < 0.01 |