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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children enrolled at Muheza and Ujiji

From: High efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Muheza and Kigoma Districts, Tanzania

Variable

Muheza

Ujiji

AL (n = 96)

DP (n = 96)

AL (n = 161)

DP (n = 156)

Age in years, mean (SD)

3.3 (2.2)

3.1 (2.0)

3.8 (2.4)

4 (2.6)

Weight (kg), mean (SD)

13.3 (4.4)

13.1 (4.4)

13.8 (4.3)

13.7 (4.2)

Gender (male), n (%)

59 (61.5)

56 (58.3)

83 (51.6)

77 (49.4)

Body temperature in  °C, mean (SD)

38.6 (1.1)

38.6 (1.2)

38.1 (1.3)

38.1 (1.4)

Parasitaemia (µl)

GMPD (counts/μl))

29,132

35,317

56,018

47,535

Hb in g/dl, mean (SD)

8.9 (1.7)

8.9 (1.6)

9.5 (1.7)

9.6 (1.6)

  1. dl, decilitre; g, gram; GMPD,  geometric mean parasite density; Hb, haemoglobin; kg, kilogram; n, number of patients; SD, standard deviation; °C, degrees Celsius; %, percentage