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Table 1 Frequencies and density of P. falciparum parasitemia, by age.

From: Interferon-gamma responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage antigen-1 and merozoite-surface protein-1 increase with age in children in a malaria holoendemic area of western Kenya

Age (months)

No. of positives/Total (%)

Geo. mean density, parasites/μl (range)a

0–12

6/11 (54.55)

3992.73 (0–29880)

13–24

11/12 (91.67)

10466.67 (0–38360)

25–36

10/13 (76.92)

5873.85 (0–29680)

37–48

9/12 (75.00)

10083.33 (0–47120)

P

NSb

NSc

  1. a Geometric mean P. falciparum density in each age group. b NS = not significant. P < 0.05 considered significant, as determined by χ2 test for homogeneity across age groups. c NS = not significant. P < 0.05 considered significant, as determined by analysis of variance (ANOVA) of log-transformed P. falciparum density across age groups.