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Table 1 The pre-treatment clinical, parasitological, and demographic data of trial patients allocated ANQ and CQ+SP treatments

From: Artemisinin-naphthoquine combination (ARCO™) therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults of Papua New Guinea: A preliminary report on safety and efficacy

Pre-treatment

Treatment Groups

Total number recruited: 130

ANQ

CQ + SP

Numbers analyzed

51

49

Male/female

27/24

25/24

Age: median (range)

27.5 (14–60)

23.0 (14–60)

Weight (Kg): median (range)

60 (43.3–98)

56.6 (42–79)

Axillary temperature (°C)

38.2 ± 1.2

38.2 ± 1.3

Mean parasitaemia* ± sd

22228.1 ± 34567.2

19761.9 ± 36888.5

  1. * Arithmetic mean