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Table 3 Clinical characteristics at inclusion in the safety population.

From: Randomized, multicentre assessment of the efficacy and safety of ASAQ – a fixed-dose artesunate-amodiaquine combination therapy in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

 

ASAQ1 group

(N = 313)

ASAQ2 group

(N = 315)

AL group

(N = 312)

Axillary temperature (°C)

37.94 ± 1.09

38.04 ± 1.04

37.92 ± 1.07

Asthenia

272 (86.9%)

277 (87.9%)

270 (86.5%)

Anorexia

260 (83.1%)

253 (80.3%)

250 (80.1%)

Headache*

172/212 (81.1%)

191/231 82.7%)

181/219 (82.6%)

Chills

150 (47.9%)

156 (49.5%)

147 (47.1%)

Perspiration

146 (46.6%)

153 180 (57.1%)

147 183 (58.7%)

Dizziness*

53/165 (32.1%)

50/185 (27.0%)

48/165 (28.9%)

Pain*

96/313 (31.2%)

89/314 (28.3%)

87/312 (28.3%)

Jaundice

10 (3.2%)

2 (0.6%)

2 (0.6%)

Pruritus

1 (0.3%)

3 (1.0%)

3 (0.9%)

Skinfold

None

3 (0.9%)

1 (0.3%)

Skin rash

None

1 (0.3%)

None

Vomiting

143 (45.8%)

153 (48.6%)

164 (52.7%)

Diarrhoea

9 (2.9%)

3 (1.0%)

8 (2.6%

Hepatomegaly

3 (0.9%)

5 (1.6%)

1 (0.3%)

Splenomegaly

31 (9.9%)

34 (10.8%)

32 (10.3%)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD for quantitative variables and as patient numbers (%) for categorical variables.
  2. *Information on these self-reported symptoms was not available for young children; the number of patients for whom data was available is thus indicated and used to calculate percentage values.