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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in the study at day 0

From: Insight into k13-propeller gene polymorphism and ex vivo DHA-response profiles from Cameroonian isolates

Baseline characteristics

Patients (n)

98

Gender

 Sex ratio n (%)

0.96

 Male

48 (49.0%)

 Female

50 (51.0%)

Age

 Median age (IQR) (years)

11.5 (6–18.8)

 <8 years n (%)

39 (39.8%)

 8–15 years n (%)

23 (23.5%)

 >15 years n (%)

36 (36.7%)

Body weight (n = 96)

 Median body weight (IQR) (kg)

33 (21–57)

 <25 kg n (%)

37 (38.5%)

 ≥25 kg n (%)

59 (61.5%)

Temperature

 Median (IQR) (°C)

38.2 (37–39.5)

 Fever (temperature ≥ 38 °C) n (%)

51 (52.0%)

Symptoms n (%)

 Headache

66 (67.3%)

 Vomiting

42 (42.9%)

 Diarrhoea

8 (8.2%)

 Diffuse pain

9 (9.2%)

P. falciparum asexual parasite density

 Median parasitaemia (IQR) (parasites/µl)

42,332 (17,893–87,302)

Anti-malarial dose (mg/kg) (n = 96)

 DHA Median (IQR)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

 PPQ Median (IQR)

19.8 (16.3–24)