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Table 5 Paired comparison of the time (median [min-max] seconds) to put coins into the coin box at each specified day

From: The neurological assessment in young children treated with artesunate monotherapy or artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Days of comparison

Time

N pairs

Controls (well, no fever)

   

Earlier day

Later day

P*

0-7

6 coins

18

13.8 [11-32]

13.8 [11-27.5]

0.722

 

12 coins

18

31.5 [23-94]

30 [23.5-55.5]

0.554

0-28

6 coins

15

14 [11-32]

14 [9-18]

0.172

 

12 coins

14

32 [25-94]

29 [22-50]

0.158

7-9

6 coins

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

 

12 coins

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

7-10

6 coins

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

 

12 coins

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

7-14

6 coins

19

15.0 [10-48]

14.8 [11-39.5]

0.157

 

12 coins

17

30.5 [23.5-55.5]

31.5 [23.5-69.0]

0.820

7-28

6 coins

17

14.5 [10.5-35.5]

13.5 [8.5-23.5]

0.055

 

12 coins

16

29.5 [23.5-76]

29 [22-83]

0.510

   

Malaria - AS7

0-7

6 coins

12

12.3 [10-26.5]

13.5 [10-35.5]

0.166

 

12 coins

12

27.5 [22-68.5]

26.5 [22-58.5]

0.413

0-28

6 coins

10

13 [10-27]

13 [9-23]

0.673

 

12 coins

9

28 [22-69]

28 [20-73]

0.260

7-9

6 coins

15

14.5 [10-35.5]

13.5 [7.5-31]

0.459

 

12 coins

14

27.0 [21.0-58.5]

27.5 [20-69]

0.126

7-10

6 coins

16

15.3 [10-35.5]

16.8 [8.5-30.5]

0.529

 

12 coins

14

32.0 [21.0-58.5]

33.5 [20-52.5]

0.700

7-14

6 coins

14

14.3 [10.5-35.5]

17.3 [8.0-28.5]

0.201

 

12 coins

12

25.8 [21.0-58.5]

29.0 [19-78.0]

0.480

7-28

6 coins

13

14 [10.5-35.5]

14 [8.5-22.5]

0.059

 

12 coins

11

25.0 [21.0-56.0]

28.0 [20-55.0]

0.722

   

Malaria - MAS7

0-7

6 coins

18

15 [10-23]

14.5 [7-30.5]

0.604

 

12 coins

18

32.3 [21-47.5]

29.8 [20-51]

0.066

0-28

6 coins

16

15 [10-23]

14 [6-26]

0.277

 

12 coins

14

33 [21-48]

30 [20-62]

0.220

7-9

6 coins

20

15.8 [7-34.5]

13.8 [8-31]

0.067

 

12 coins

19

33 [20-65.5]

30 [18-50]

0.040

7-10

6 coins

20

15.5 [7-34.5]

13.3 [8.5-26]

0.030

 

12 coins

18

30.5 [20-52.5]

30.8 [18-67.5]

0.924

7-14

6 coins

19

15.5 [7-34.5]

14.5 [8.5-33.0]

0.573

 

12 coins

17

31.0 [22.5-52.5]

31.0 [20.0-70]

0.135

7-28

6 coins

20

15.5 [7-34.5]

14.3 [6-28.5]

0.025

 

12 coins

18

30.5 [20.-61.5]

30.0 [20-61.5]

0.316

  1. *P = Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for paired samples at specified days; N = number of pairs analysed