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%) |