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Table 1 Basic clinical and parasitological characteristics of patients in the cohort with malarial episodes
| ASAQ | AL | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 129 | 133 | |
| Age (months), mean (±SD) | 64.9 ± 33.0 | 65.0 ± 30.6 | 1 |
| Sex: female/male | 42/70 | 57/76 | 0.09 |
| Weight (kg), mean (±SD) | 19.8 ± 6.3 | 19.6 ± 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Axillary temperature (°C), mean (±SD) | 38.0 ± 1.0 | 37.6 ± 1.3 | 0.5 |
| GMPD, asexual parasites/µL | 29,100 | 30,700 | 0.5 |
| Range | 950–388,000 | 800–725,000 | |
| PD <1000, N (%) | 4 (3.1) | 3 (2.3) | 1 |
| PD 1000–200,000, N (%) | 110 (85.3) | 112 (84.2) | 0.7 |
| PD ≥200,000, N (%) | 15 (11.6) | 18 (13.5) | 0.5 |
| Mean haemoglobin, g/dL (±SD) | 10.6 (1.1) | 10.5 (1.3) | 0.5 |
| Anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL), N (%) | 75 (58.1 %) | 78 (58.6) | 0.9 |
| AA genotype, N (%) | 112 (86.8) | 109 (82.0) | 0.4 |
| GMPD, asexual parasites/µL | 29,500 | 30,300 | 0.8 |
| Range | 950–376,000 | 800–725,000 | |
| AS genotype, N (%) | 17 (13.2) | 24 (18.0) | 0.3 |
| GMPD, asexual parasites/µL | 19,000 | 39,300 | 0.0001 |
| Range | 950–388,000 | 3360–487,000 |
