Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of patients
Characteristic | FAS (N = 1001) | Confirmed malaria (n = 735) | Confirmed malaria (n = 735) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uncomplicated malaria (n = 598) | Severe malaria (n = 137) | |||
Age (years) | 17.6 (18.05) | 18.3 (17.58) | 19.8 (17.51) | 11.6 (16.35) |
Age group, n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 1–28 days | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.7) |
 29 days to 23 months | 151 (15.1) | 79 (10.7) | 56 (9.4) | 23 (16.8) |
 2–11 years | 360 (36.0) | 274 (37.3) | 199 (33.3) | 75 (54.7) |
 12–17 years | 78 (7.8) | 70 (9.5) | 59 (9.9) | 11 (8.0) |
 ≥ 18 years | 409 (40.9) | 310 (42.2) | 283 (47.3) | 27 (19.7) |
Second age group, n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 < 5 years | 318 (31.8) | 195 (26.5) | 129 (21.6) | 66 (48.2) |
 5–11 years | 196 (19.6) | 160 (21.8) | 127 (21.2) | 33 (24.1) |
 ≥ 12 years | 487 (48.7) | 380 (51.7) | 342 (57.2) | 38 (27.7) |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Men | 480 (48.0) | 359 (48.8) | 281 (47.0) | 78 (56.9) |
 Women | 521 (52.0) | 376 (51.2) | 317 (53.0) | 59 (43.1) |
 Pregnanta | 37 (7.1) | 25 (6.6) | 20 (6.3) | 5 (8.5) |
 First trimesterb | 9 (24.3) | 6 (24.0) | 6 (30.0) | 0 |
 Second trimesterb | 12 (32.4) | 11 (44.0) | 8 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) |
 Third trimesterb | 16 (43.2) | 8 (32.0) | 6 (30.0) | 2 (40.0) |
Race, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Black or African American | 1001 (100) | 735 (100) | 598 (100) | 137 (100) |
 Ethnicity, n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 Not Hispanic or Latino | 1000 (99.9) | 734 (99.9) | 597 (99.8) | 137 (100) |
 Not reported/unknown | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 |
 Weight (kg) | 38.0 (24.04) | 38.0 (24.04) | 41.5 (24.03) | 23.7 (18.13) |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 20.5 (6.20) | 20.5 (6.20) | 21.2 (6.30) | 16.7 (3.80) |