| |
ALN* (n = 245)
|
MAS3** (n = 245)
|
|---|
|
Maela
|
100
|
100
|
|
Mawker Tai
|
145
|
145
|
|
Males, no. (%)
|
172 (70)
|
164 (67)
|
|
Age, years
| | |
|
Mean (SD)
|
23.2 (14.6)
|
23.6 (15.1)
|
|
Range
|
3–70
|
2–72
|
|
Age group, no. (%)
| | |
|
<5
|
10 (4.1)
|
8 (3.3)
|
|
5–14
|
81 (33.1)
|
75 (30.6)
|
|
>14
|
154 (62.9)
|
162 (66.1)
|
|
Weight, kg
| | |
|
Mean (SD)
|
42.4 (14.5)
|
42.3 (15.0)
|
|
Range
|
10–77
|
10–78
|
|
Temperature, °C
| | |
|
Mean (SD)
|
37.7 (1.0)
|
37.8 (1.1)
|
|
Range
|
35.6–40.5
|
35.9–41.0
|
|
Fevera, no (%)
|
136 (55.5)
|
142 (58.0)
|
|
Haematocrit, %
| | |
|
Mean (SD)
|
36.7 (5.9)
|
36.4 (5.8)
|
|
Range
|
21–52
|
20–51
|
|
Geometric mean (range)
|
8,047
|
7,570
|
|
parasite count (μl-1)
|
(32–198,789)
|
(16–198,789)
|
|
Hepatomegaly, no (%)
|
48 (19.6)
|
50 (20.4)
|
|
Splenomegaly, no (%)
|
70 (28.6)
|
57 (23.3)
|
- * ALN = artemether-lumefantrine, ** MAS3 = artesunate-mefloquine aTympanic temperature ≥ 37.5°C
