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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the individuals included in the final analysis

From: CYP2D6 activity and the risk of recurrence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Total (n, %)

Recurrence

No (n, %)

Yes (n, %)

Total

190 (100.0)

146 (76.8)

44 (23.2)

Gender (%)

 Male

107 (56.3)

84 (57.5)

23 (52.3)

Age (in years; %)

 0–18

81 (42.6)

62 (42.5)

19 (43.2)

 19–60

98 (51.6)

75 (51.4)

23 (52.3)

 > 60

11 (5.8)

9 (6.1)

2 (4.5)

Malaria recurrence

 1 episode

34 (17.9)

34 (77.3)

 2 episodes

10 (5.3)

10 (22.7)

Time to first recurrence (in days)

 29–60

14 (7.4)

14 (31.8)

 60–180

30 (15.8)

30 (68.2)

CYP2D6 activity score

 ≤ 1a

37 (19.5)

25 (17.1)

12 (27.3)

 ≥ 1.5b

153 (80.5)

121(82.9)

32 (72.7)

  1. aPoor (gPM), intermediate (gIM) and normal slow (gNM-S) metabolizers
  2. bUltrarapid (gUM) and normal fast (gNM-F) metabolizers