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Table 5 Haemoglobin and haematocrit values and changes between Day 0–14, and Day 0–28 (AS&AQ and comparators)

From: Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis

Haemoglobin

N

Day 0

Day 7

Paired relative difference

Paired difference

t-value

P-value

   

mean

sd

Mean

sd

%

lower 95%CI

upper 95%CI

mean

sd

  

Ndiaye

ASAQ

766

10.1

2.29

9.6

2.02

-5%

-3%

-7%

-0.50

1.24

-11.07

0.000

 

AL

482

9.9

2.26

9.7

1.92

-2%

1%

-4%

-0.18

1.40

-2.89

0.004

Epicentre

AS+AQ

249

10.3

1.76

9.8

1.74

-4%

-1%

-7%

-0.42

1.19

-5.50

0.000

 

AS+SP

248

10.2

1.88

9.7

1.66

-5%

-2%

-8%

-0.51

1.20

-6.71

0.000

Haematocrit

N

Day 0

Day 7

Paired relative difference

Paired difference

t-value

P-value

   

mean

sd

Mean

sd

%

lower 95%CI

upper 95%CI

mean

sd

  

Sirima

AS+AQ

136

25.5

4.93

27.4

4.57

7%

4%

10%

1.87

3.75

5.83

0.000

 

ASAQ

149

25.8

4.52

27.5

4.25

6%

4%

9%

1.64

3.12

6.40

0.000

Haematocrit

N

Day 0

Day 14

Paired relative difference

Paired difference

t-value

P-value

   

mean

sd

Mean

sd

%

lower 95%CI

upper 95%CI

mean

sd

  

Karema

AQ+SP

251

31.5

5.35

34.49

3.70

9%

8%

11%

2.95

4.95

9.44

0.000

 

AS+AQ

247

31.0

5.49

33.99

3.66

10%

8%

11%

3.02

4.88

9.72

0.000

 

DP

247

31.5

4.91

33.43

3.62

6%

4%

8%

1.90

5.24

5.70

0.000

Haemoglobin

N

Day 0

Day 28

Paired relative difference

Paired difference

t-value

P-value

   

mean

sd

mean

sd

%

lower 95%CI

upper 95%CI

mean

sd

  

Ndiaye

ASAQ

762

10.1

2.31

11.04

1.76

9%

7%

11%

0.96

1.74

15.48

0.000

 

AL

471

9.96

2.26

10.93

1.59

10%

7%

12%

0.97

1.69

12.52

0.000

Epicentre

AS+AQ

798

9.60

1.93

10.68

1.59

11%

9%

13%

1.08

1.68

18.18

0.000

 

AS+SP

801

9.54

1.94

10.64

1.50

12%

10%

13%

1.10

1.66

18.77

0.000

Haematocrit

N

Day 0

Day 28

Paired relative difference

Paired difference

t-value

P-value

   

mean

sd

mean

sd

%

lower 95%CI

upper 95%CI

mean

Sd

  

Sirima

AS+AQ

259

26.7

6.00

31.38

4.50

18%

16%

20%

4.70

5.85

12.92

0.000

 

ASAQ

258

26.7

5.59

31.33

5.02

17%

15%

20%

4.66

5.78

12.94

0.000

  1. Note. SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval