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Table 1 Demographic features of patients at study entry

From: Clinical and parasitological response to oral chloroquine and primaquine in uncomplicated human Plasmodium knowlesi infections

Variable

P. knowlesi

P. vivax

P-value

(n = 73)

(n = 23)

Age (years)

46.4 ± 13.42

38.5 ± 7.62

< 0.01

Male

58

100

< 0.01

Iban Ethnicity

96

83

 

Self-reported previous malaria*

22

65

0.01

Duration of illness (days)*

5 [3–7]

3 [1–5]

0.01

Self administered paracetamol

95

78

0.03

Taken traditional remedies

39

13

0.17

Height (metres)

1.54 ± 0.09

1.59 ± 0.07

0.08

Weight (kilograms) Day 0

56.2 ± 10.4

65.3 ± 6.89

< 0.01

  1. Data are percentage of patients, mean ± SD or median [interquartile range]