Table 2 Demographic, clinical, parasitological, and haematological characteristics of patients treated with AL at baseline

Male/female

77/93

56/68

21/25

Age group

 <5 years

110 (64.7 %)

81 (65.3 %)

29 (63.0 %)

 5–9 years

60 (35.3 %)

43 (34.7 %)

17 (37.0 %)

Axillary temperature in °C

 Mean temperature (sd)^a

38.1 (1.0)

38.2 (1.0)

37.9 (1.1)

 Range (min, max)

35.6, 40.2

35.6, 40.2

35.9, 40.1

Parasitaemia/µl

 Geometric mean

39,983

38,665

43,766

 Range (min, max)

(1080, 240,840)

(1080, 239,890)

(1280, 240,840)

Haemoglobin level in g/dl

 Mean (sd)^a

10.2 (1.5)

10.2 (1.6)

10.3 (1.2)

 Range (min, max)

(5.6, 14.4)

(5.6, 13.1)

(6.4, 14.4)