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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Outcome of artemether-lumefantrine treatment for uncomplicated malaria in HIV-infected adult patients on anti-retroviral therapy

Parameters

ARMS

P-value

Control group

Patient on NVP

Patient on EFV

(n = 75)

(n = 128)

(n = 66)

Sex (female) %

65

79.5

52.3

 

Median age in years

38 (19–64)

42 (21–67)

43 (39–66)

0.015

Temperature mean, SD ± °C

38.1 ± 0.8

37.8 ± 1.3

38.3 ± 0.9

0.485

Median Weight (IQR)

56 (41–92)

55 (41–78)

58 (36–84)

0.953

Geometric mean parasite density, parasites/μL, SD ±

1280 (560–4040)

4040 (600–261520)

3440 (480–126960)

0.564

Haemoglobin (g/dL) median (IQR)

13.9 (12.2-15.2)

12.1 (11.2-13.5)

12.3 (10.2-13.6)

0.036

CD4+ count (x106/L) median (IQR)

402 (66–964)

354 (19–1781)

298 (9–694)

0.002