Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases
Variable | Overall |
|---|---|
Number of patients enrolled | 90 |
Age (year) | |
 Mean | 33 (36%) |
 Range | 19–63 |
  < 20 | 6 (6.66%) |
  21–30 | 42 (46.7%) |
  31–40 | 23 (25.55%) |
  41–50 | 12 (13.23%) |
  51–60 | 5 (5.55%) |
  > 60 | 2 (2.22%) |
Gender | |
 Male [n (%)] | 52 (58%) |
 Female [n (%)] | 38 (42%) |
Body temperature [°C, mean (SD)] | |
 < 37.5 °C | 0 |
 ≥ 37.5 °C | 90 (100%) |
Parasite density (/ul) | |
 Range | 5000–15.000 |
 Mean | 12.500 |
  > 10.000 | 82 (91%) |
  ≤ 10.000 | 8 (9%) |