Table 1 Mean age, temperature, haemoglobin and parasite density on admission day
Site | Means | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight in kg(SD)1 | Age in years (SD)1 | Temperature in °C (SD)1 | Hb1 in g/dl (SD)1 | parasites/μl (SD) | |
Ipinda (n = 73) | 10.7(2.9) | 1.7(1.3) | 38.4(1.0) | 9.4(1.6) | 31'499 (30,260) |
Mlimba (n = 75) | 11.0(2.9) | 1.7(1.4) | 38.3(0.9) | 9.0(1.6) | 53,206(30,782) |
Mkuranga (n = 93) | 10.9(3.7) | 1.3(1.0) | 38.7(0.8) | 8.6(1.9) | 44,877(38,572) |